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]]>288abbott,barrier,border,bus,california,county,court,department,elections,federal,floating,greg,harris,justice,mexico,politics,texas,tribune,trump,u.s.cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-ken-paxton-be-forced-to-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial--56550132Lawyers for the suspended attorney general argue that compelled testimony would violate Paxton’s rights, but House impeachment managers disagree. The issue may be settled in the trial’s opening hours.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56550132Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneLawyers for the suspended attorney general argue that compelled testimony would violate Paxton’s rights, but House impeachment managers disagree. The issue may be settled in the trial’s opening hours.Lawyers for the suspended attorney general argue that compelled testimony would violate Paxton’s rights, but House impeachment managers disagree. The issue may be settled in the trial’s opening hours.]]>284adjustable,at,be,deaths,forced,heat,his,impeachment,ken,limit,paxton,politics,prison,speed,testify,texas,to,trial,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-judge-declines-to-serve-as-lt-gov-dan-patrick-s-adviser-for-ken-paxton-impeachment-trial--56528452A day after Patrick announced the appointment, Marc Brown declined it, citing a campaign contribution he made to Paxton’s GOP primary opponent in 2021.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56528452Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA day after Patrick announced the appointment, Marc Brown declined it, citing a campaign contribution he made to Paxton’s GOP primary opponent in 2021.A day after Patrick announced the appointment, Marc Brown declined it, citing a campaign contribution he made to Paxton’s GOP primary opponent in 2021.]]>201adviser,dan,declines,electric,ev,fee,former,impeachment,judge,ken,patrick’s,paxton,politics,serve,tesla,texas,to,trial,tribune,vehiclecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-allegations-against-ken-paxton-raise-stakes-for-early-decisions-in-impeachment-trial--56508829Before 30 senators take on their role as impeachment trial jurors, they face a series of momentous votes on whether to dismiss the charges as requested by the suspended attorney general

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]]>427democrat,doj,electricity,el-paso,gop,grid,guns,policy,politics,power,relief,renters,republican,sentencing,shooting,tax-cut,taxes,tenants,texas,walmartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-4m-texans-student-debts-won-t-be-canceled-but-a-new-loan-repayment-plan-could-bring-savings--56008526https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56008526Thu, 06 Jul 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAfter the U.S. Supreme Court ended President Joe Biden’s debt cancellation program, advocates for lowering student loan debt say the federal SAVE plan, an updated loan repayment program, could save Texans and other borrowers a lot of money in interest.337appeals,attorney,biden,college,criminal,debt,education,houston,judge,loan-forgiveness,loans,policy,politics,repayment,student,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suspended-texas-ag-ken-paxton-won-t-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial-defense-attorney-says--55997907https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55997907Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Senate could pressure Paxton to testify, but members of his defense team say they will fight such efforts.303abbott,attorney-general,border,eagle-pass,gop,house,houston,immigration,impeachment,mirgrants,paxton,policy,politics,rio-grande,senate,testify,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/judge-orders-texas-department-of-public-safety-to-release-records-related-to-uvalde-shooting-response--55537507https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55537507Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe state law enforcement agency has been withholding nearly all of its records on police’s botched response to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. DPS will have the chance to redact the documents before they are released.440admissions,college,department,foster-care,guns,police,policy,politics,public,race-conscious,records,safety,school,scotus,shooting,texas,university,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-second-special-session-underway-texas-lawmakers-offer-their-initial-pitches-on-property-tax-cuts--55430431https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55430431Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAn impasse among Texas’ top GOP legislators has dragged on for months. On Wednesday, the House and Senate each advanced their own plans in the hopes to move the conversation forward.373abbott,cuts,energy,grid,heat,house,lawmakers,policy,politics,power,property,rodney-reed,schools,senate,session,solar,special,tax,teachers,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-special-session-ends-with-texas-lawmakers-still-deadlocked-on-property-taxes--55307375https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55307375Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott quickly called lawmakers back to the Capitol for round two, hoping to break an impasse that has outlasted the regular session and one overtime period.371abbott,change,climate,deadlocked,heat,heat-wave,immigration,lawmakers,legislature,policy,politics,prison,property,smuggling,special-session,taxes,texas,weathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-texas-mexico-border-ron-desantis-unveils-immigration-platform-with-trump-in-mind--55160413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55160413Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe Florida governor calls for deputizing local law enforcement to police the border and deport migrants, saying his plan is “more aggressive” than the former president’s proposals.349border,broadband,campaign,desantis,electricity,ercot,florida,immigration,internet,laws,platform,policy,politics,power-grid,presidential,texas,texas-mexico,trump,weather,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twenty-years-after-a-breakthrough-texas-case-cemented-some-lgbtq-rights-other-battles-continue--55025891https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55025891Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:00:01 +0000Texas TribuneThe U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for major civil rights victories for queer Americans in the 2003 decision that decriminalized homosexuality. But progress for LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans people, has been uneven.349case,civil,court,immigration,legislation,lgbtq+,policy,politics,rights,scotus,snap,supreme,texas,transgendercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-year-after-dobbs-decision-texas-has-settled-in-to-a-post-abortion-reality--54832704https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54832704Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAdvocates say they accept that abortion won't become legal again in Texas any time soon, so they are focusing on shoring up the safety net and playing the long game.376abbott,abortion,court,dobbs,education,history,laws,lgbtq+,matador,policy,politics,roe,supreme,texas,tornadocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lgbtq-texans-move-forward-with-pride-plans-despite-tense-politics-and-fears-of-violence--54653831https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54653831Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneOrganizers across state are increasing security at their celebrations of community after state lawmakers pushed a plethora of bills threatening to upend the lives of LGBTQ Texans.320abbott,census,dei,demographics,gender-affirming-care,lawmakers,lgbtq,lgbtqia,policy,politics,pride,rights,texans,texas,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-2023-texas-senate-from-right-to-left--54559535https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54559535Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneHere’s a look at Senate members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.316change,climate,conservation,conservative,democrat,energy,ercot,heat,hisd,houston,legislature,liberal,policy,politics,republican,schools,senators,state,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/some-conservatives-long-term-goal-in-property-tax-fight-get-rid-of-school-taxes-altogether--54528268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54528268Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott has thrown his weight behind the idea being pushed by an influential conservative think tank. Many school leaders are worried.324abbott,bans,books,conservative,fentanyl,governor,legislative,legislature,libraries,overdose,policy,politics,property,school,schools,state,taxes,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meet-the-4-whistleblowers-behind-most-of-the-impeachment-allegations-against-ken-paxton--54454921https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54454921Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneOnce high-ranking officials in the attorney general’s office, the four were fired after reporting concerns about Paxton’s behavior to law enforcement.322abbott,action,affirmative,daca,dei,diversity,dreamers,impeachment,legislation,legislative,legislature,paxton,policy,politics,public,session,texas,tribune,university,whistleblowerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-an-austin-employee-gave-birth-to-a-stillborn-baby-she-was-disqualified-from-parental-leave-now-city-leaders-want-change--54424434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54424434Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneTwo days after delivering a stillborn baby, an Austin Public Health employee was notified she would not qualify for the city’s eight weeks of paid parental leave.400abbott,austin,county,houston,impeachment,laws,leave,parental,parents,paxton,policy,politics,state,stillbirth,tarrant,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-and-house-speaker-dade-phelan-joined-forces-on-property-taxes-it-might-help-the-push-for-school-vouchers--54365411https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54365411Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePhelan announced the formation of a House committee that could set the tone in favor of school vouchers ahead of an expected special session on education. The move comes weeks after Abbott sided with Phelan on a plan to lower property taxes.293abbott,compromise,congress,granger,house,kay,legislative,legislature,patrick,phelan,policy,politics,school,senate,session,state,taxes,texas,tribune,voucherscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-texas-plan-to-curb-school-violence-was-knocked-down-by-a-pandemic-and-little-oversight--54307237https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54307237Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThreat assessment teams were created to prevent the next school shooting. However, confusion surrounds how these teams operate and what they even do with a child exhibiting threatening behavior.410abbott,animals,assessment,bills,cats,covid,disaster,laws,legislative,legislature,policy,politics,public,schools,shooting,state,texas,threat,tribune,welfarecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nate-paul-charged-with-8-felony-counts-of-making-false-statements-to-financial-institutions--54254609https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54254609Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe Austin real estate investor was a central figure in allegations that led the Texas House to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton last month. One of the charges against Paul has ties to the impeachment allegations.326abbott,beto,case,court,fraudulent,impeachment,indictment,loan,o'rourke,park,parks,paxton,policy,politics,state,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-to-deploy-buoys-to-deter-rio-grande-crossings-abbott-announces--54145209https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54145209Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor revealed plans for a floating river barrier at a Capitol signing ceremony for six new laws related to border security. The first 1,000-foot section will be set up near Eagle Pass.357abbott,bills,border,broadband,immigration,laws,legislative,legislature,mexico,policy,politics,rights,texas,tribune,us,vote,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-comptroller-certifies-new-321-3-billion-state-spending-plan-sends-to-abbott-s-desk--54134841https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54134841Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneBefore Gov. Greg Abbott can review the budget that will direct the state’s spending for the next two years, the comptroller has to certify that it doesn’t spend more money than the state expects to bring in.403abbott,bills,budget,covid,health,legislative,legislature,mandates,policy,politics,session,state,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-years-after-james-bryd-jr-was-killed-for-being-black-his-loved-ones-question-how-much-has-changed-in-texas--54122879https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54122879Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe quiet East Texas town of Jasper came together immediately after the racist murder of James Byrd Jr. in 1988. Now, Texas is leading the nation in incidents of white supremacist propaganda.337abbott,anniversary,bills,byrd,crimes,hate,legislative,legislature,local,lynching,patrick,phelan,policy,politics,property,supremacy,taxes,texas,tribune,whitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/almost-two-years-since-kabul-fell-a-frayed-refugee-system-creates-obstacles-for-afghans-in-texas--54108878https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54108878Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe refugee system in Texas and nationally is still recovering from major cuts under the Trump administration. The latest casualty is Texas’ largest resettlement agency, Refugee Services of Texas.388afghan,afghanistan,bills,fraud,guns,house,immigrants,legislature,policy,politics,refugees,regulation,senate,system,taxes,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-bill-to-increase-transparency-in-public-records-law-left-in-limbo-despite-passing-legislature--54093800https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54093800Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe bill would close a long-standing loophole in state law that allows officials to withhold law enforcement records if no one was convicted in a case. The measure was the only bill sent to the Senate that did not get signed and sent to the governor.352abbott,affirming,bills,care,county,enforcement,gender,impeachment,law,loophole,patrick,paxton,phelan,policy,politics,public,records,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-impeachment-team-taps-2-top-texas-lawyers-dick-deguerin-and-rusty-hardin-to-lead-ken-paxton-case--54071375https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54071375Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Houston-based attorneys are legends in their own right, having participated in numerous high-profile criminal and civil matters.352abbott,education,house,impeachment,lawyers,legislature,patrick,paxton,phelan,policy,politics,public,schools,senate,tax,taxes,teachers,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abbott-taps-john-scott-former-texas-secretary-of-state-as-interim-attorney-general--54060939https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54060939Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneKen Paxton has been suspended from office until his impeachment trial before the Texas Senate so the agency will be run by Scott, a former deputy attorney general.370abbott,attorney,cars,county,elections,general,harris,house,houston,immigration,legislative,legislature,paxton,policy,politics,scott,senate,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-swiftly-passes-property-tax-bill-abruptly-adjourns--54048407https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54048407Wed, 31 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe move, basically telling the Senate to take the House bill or leave it, could exacerbate already heightened tensions at the Capitol.296abbott,bill,bills,immigration,legislative,legislature,patrick,phelan,policy,politics,property,session,slaton,special,tax,taxes,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-calls-immediate-special-session-to-address-property-taxes-and-border-issues--54037058https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54037058Tue, 30 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott noted many bills that were passed during the regular session, which ended around 6 p.m. Monday, but he added that “many critical items remain” and will require multiple special sessions.334abbott,bills,crown,discrimination,laws,legislative,paxton,policy,politics,session,taxes,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-ag-ken-paxton-impeached-suspended-from-duties-will-face-senate-trial--54026850https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54026850Mon, 29 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe House voted 121-23 to suspend the attorney general and refer him to the Senate for trial on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction. It was the first such impeachment since 1975.310attorney,general,house,impeach,impeachment,legislature,paxton,policy,politics,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-house-committee-recommends-impeachment-of-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton--54002750https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54002750Fri, 26 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribunePaxton, reelected last year by voters who shrugged off his scandals, now faces the prospect of impeachment by a House of Representatives chamber in which he may have few remaining allies.345attorney,bills,chaplains,christianity,committee,fema,general,house,hurricanes,impeachment,investigation,ken,legislation,noaa,paxton,policy,politics,state,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/investigators-detail-years-of-alleged-misconduct-by-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-stunning-house-committee-hearing--53990745https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53990745Thu, 25 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneMany allegations against Paxton were already known, but the public airing of them revealed the scope of the investigation by the committee, which has the power to recommend censure or impeachment.342alleged,attorney,censure,committee,diapers,general,house,impeachment,investigators,ken,lawsuit,misconduct,paxton,policy,politics,tampon,tax,texas,whistleblowercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/through-art-keepsakes-and-advocacy-families-are-making-sure-the-21-uvalde-victims-are-not-forgotten--53978963https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53978963Wed, 24 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneWednesday marks exactly a year since the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. The community continues to grapple with the trauma and pain, and for those who lost someone that day, they’re determined to keep the memories of their loved ones alive.728elementary,gun,legislature,memorial,murals,policy,politics,reform,rememberance,robb,shooting,texas,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-first-legislative-session-since-the-uvalde-school-shooting-how-are-lawmakers-responding--53965763https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53965763Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas lawmakers in Austin have been under pressure to do something about gun violence in schools and public places. This legislative session, they prioritized security plans over tightening gun regulations.549abbott,ar-15,austin,elementary,gun,lawmakers,laws,legislative,legislature,policy,politics,public,robb,schools,security,semi-automatic-weapons,shooting,texas,uvalde,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-year-ago-these-uvalde-kids-left-school-early-they-re-haunted-by-what-happened-next--53952178https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53952178Mon, 22 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThree Treviño children have suffered from panic attacks and nightmares since a mass shooting at Robb Elementary a year ago this week left 19 of their schoolmates and two teachers dead. Their parents are striving to help their kids feel normal again.726dei,drag,education,elementary,health,legislature,lgbtq,mental,policy,politics,public,robb,schools,shooting,survivors,texas,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-expected-to-ban-puberty-blockers-hormone-treatments-for-trans-kids--53924919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53924919Fri, 19 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott said he will sign Senate Bill 14 into law, which will make Texas one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for transgender minors. Legal groups have already pledged to challenge it in court.320apprasials,ban,blockers,healthcare,hormone,immigration,kids,lbgtq,migrants,policy,politics,property,puberty,taxes,texas,title-42,trans,transgender,treatmentscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-passes-bill-restricting-the-college-sports-teams-that-transgender-athletes-can-join-in-texas--53913185https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53913185Thu, 18 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 15 would allow people to sue colleges or universities they believe violate the prohibition on trans athletes’ sports participation.319athletes,bill,college,colleges,electricity,environment,gas-fueled,house,lbgtqia,lgbtq,politics,pollution,power,renewables,senate,sports,teams,texas,transgender,universitiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desantis-commits-to-sending-florida-police-to-help-patrol-texas-border-as-abbott-asks-governors-to-help--53898281https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53898281Wed, 17 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAn influx of migrants crossing the southern border after the expiration of Title 42 has not happened. But the governors of Florida and Idaho have already heeded Gov. Greg Abbott’s call.396abbott,border,desantis,epa,florida,gop,governors,idaho,immigration,legislation,local-control,migrants,patrol,police,politics,texas,title-42,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/border-migrant-encounters-have-dropped-by-half-since-title-42-ended-federal-official-says--53881597https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53881597Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune316abbott,bill,border,education,gender-affirming-care,house,immigration,legislation,legislature,lgbtq,migrant,migration,policy,politics,school,senate,texas,title-42,u.s.-mexico,vouchercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pivotal-house-vote-moves-texas-closer-to-banning-puberty-blockers-hormone-treatments-for-trans-kids--53863077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53863077Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe House gave initial approval Friday to a bill that would ban doctors from providing transition-related care to children. This is the furthest point the measure has reached in the Texas State Legislature.345banning,blockers,care,casinos,gaming,hormone,house,kids,lbbtqia,legislation,legislature,lgbtq,politics,puberty,texas,trans,transgender,transition-related-care,treatments,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-house-passes-border-security-bill-shaped-by-texas-republicans-as-title-42-ends--53827937https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53827937Fri, 12 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate has no interest in the bill, which Democrats consider too punitive. But some moderates view it as a launch pad for bipartisan reform.354abbott,abortion,bill,border,buses,democrats,gop,harris,house,immigration,kamala,migrants,politics,republicans,security,senate,texas,title-42,u.s.,u.s.-mexicocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-house-passes-sweeping-border-funding-bill-for-texas-guts-proposed-civilian-policing-unit--53813751https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53813751Thu, 11 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneLawmakers on both sides of the aisle threw their support behind a new requirement that the border unit use only commissioned peace officers for enforcement actions.323abbott,bill,border,civilian,funding,guns,house,immigration,migrants,pardon,perry,policing,policy,politics,state,texas,title-42,unit,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/migrants-waiting-to-cross-southern-border-say-government-s-app-for-asylum-seekers-is-a-mess--53801212https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53801212Wed, 10 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneHundreds of migrants have waited on the U.S. bank of the Rio Grande for days to be apprehended. Others say they want to follow the rules to enter legally — if they could just get the government phone app to work.381abbott,allen,app,ar-15,asylum-seekers,border,extremism,grande,guns,immigration,legislature,migrants,policy,politics,right-wing,rio,slaton,southern,texas,title-42cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-surprise-move-after-allen-mall-shooting-texas-house-committee-oks-raise-the-age-bill-for-semi-automatic-weapons--53784349https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53784349Tue, 09 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe bill would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms from 18 to 21. But it likely wouldn’t have been an impediment to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The proposal will still face an uphill battle in the Legislature.367abbott,allen,ar-15,bill,border,firearms,guns,house,immigration,legislature,mall,policy,politics,raise-the-age,semi-automatic,shooting,texas,title-42,uvalde,weaponscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republican-leaders-in-texas-downplay-guns-focus-on-mental-health-in-aftermath-of-allen-shooting--53771111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53771111Mon, 08 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePresident Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that the shooter used an AR-15-style weapon in the attack.405allen,ar-15,biden,bill,brownsville,crash,guns,health,mental,policy,politics,president,republican,shooting,texas,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rep-bryan-slaton-declines-to-discuss-attendance-at-closed-texas-house-investigative-hearing--53745879https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53745879Fri, 05 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe Royse City Republican, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an employee, emerged from a room where a Texas House investigative panel was meeting.259austin,bill,bryan,civitas,college,conservative,education,far-right,gop,house,lawmaker,polictics,policy,regents,republican,royse,slaton,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-thousands-of-texas-professors-seeking-tenure-a-bill-banning-the-benefit-could-be-a-turning-point-in-their-careers--53735183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53735183Thu, 04 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune361bill,cleveland,education,electricity,energy,environment,guns,higher,lawmakers,policy,politics,professors,renewables,shooting,solar,tenure,texas,universities,utilities,windcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lgbtq-advocates-booted-from-texas-capitol-vote-delayed-for-bill-banning-gender-care-for-kids--53723153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53723153Wed, 03 May 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 14 would prohibit trans youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. When the bill came to the floor Tuesday afternoon, LGBTQ Texans and advocates started chanting, prompting House Speaker Dade Phelan to clear the chamber’s...290advocates,bill,blockers,capitol,elections,gender,hormone,lgbtq,policy,politics,puberty,senate,texas,therapy,transgender,voting,youthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-backlash-gov-greg-abbott-expresses-some-regret-for-labeling-all-cleveland-shooting-victims-illegal-immigrants--53711771https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53711771Tue, 02 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor’s focus on immigration status, not the loss of life, draws rebukes from across the country.298abbott,allred,ar-15,cleveland,colin,governor’s,greg,guns,‘illegal,immigrants’,immigration,legislature,policies,politics,semi-automatic,shooting,status,texas,victims,weaponcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-passes-bill-to-rein-in-rogue-texas-prosecutors--53700453https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53700453Mon, 01 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe legislation is in response to elected prosecutors in Texas’ large, left-leaning counties who have said they will not prosecute abortion cases or have shown little interest in pursuing election fraud probes.294abortion,bill,election,fraud,health,house,lawmakers,legislation,legislature,medicaid,mental,policy,politics,probes,prosecutors,republican,retirement,senate,teacher,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-way-to-throw-kids-away-texas-troubled-juvenile-justice-department-is-sending-more-children-to-adult-prisons--53672467https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53672467Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneProsecutors support shifting more youth into adult facilities as a way to help overworked prison guards and other kids in the state’s youth prisons. Youth justice advocates say Texas is giving up on the children who need the most help.279adult,bill,broadband,children,equity,glenn,guards,hegar,justice,juvenile,legislator,politics,prison,prisons,prosecutors,texas,trump,youthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawmakers-hope-an-investment-in-teacher-training-in-texas-will-help-keep-new-educators-in-the-classroom-longer--53659895https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53659895Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA bill advanced in the Texas House Wednesday would also help schools rehire retired teachers and offer other incentives in an effort to fight the state’s teacher shortage.266a&m,bill,classroom,education,educators,house,investment,lawmakers,media,politics,rehire,retired,schools,social,teacher,texas,training,tribune,university,wendlercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/transgender-texans-of-all-ages-could-lose-access-to-transition-related-care-under-senate-bill--53647658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53647658Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneThe Senate advanced a bill that could create such high financial risks for doctors and health insurers that they’d stop providing or covering gender-affirming care — even for adults.296access,bill,care,doctors,health,insurers,legislation,lose,physicians,policy,politics,saftey,school,security,senate,texans,texas,transgender,transition-related,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-house-passes-first-school-safety-bill-in-response-to-uvalde-shooting--53636813https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53636813Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneLawmakers have said school safety is a priority this session, but it is still unclear whether they’ll listen to Uvalde families who want to raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.263ban,bill,book,code,dress,guns,house,lgbtq,policy,politics,safety,school,semi-automatic,shooting,texas,transgender,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supreme-court-leaves-abortion-drug-on-the-market-for-now--53624036The legal challenge to mifepristone now returns to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53624036Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe legal challenge to mifepristone now returns to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.The legal challenge to mifepristone now returns to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.]]>222abortion,biden,commandments,court,disaster,drug,ice,january,leaves,market,on,politics,relief,storm,storms,supreme,ten,texas,the,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-house-moves-to-expand-medicaid-coverage-to-new-moms-for-a-year-after-childbirth--53601111New moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53601111Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneNew moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage.New moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage.]]>312ban,book,childbirth,coverage,dei,expand,house,lgbtq,library,medicaid,moms,moves,new,politics,pregnant,texas,tribune,yearcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-overnight-testimony-uvalde-victims-family-members-call-on-texas-lawmakers-to-raise-age-to-buy-semi-automatic-guns--53589946The families of Uvalde shooting victims waited hours to testify at a House committee hearing in support of House Bill 2744, which would raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53589946Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe families of Uvalde shooting victims waited hours to testify at a House committee hearing in support of House Bill 2744, which would raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.The families of Uvalde shooting victims waited hours to testify at a House committee hearing in support of House Bill 2744, which would raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.]]>289age,brian,buy,family,guns,lawmakers,mass,mifepristone,politics,raise,school,scotus,semi-automatic,shooting,slaton,testimony,texas,tribune,uvalde,victimscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-house-approves-sweeping-limits-on-local-regulations-in-gop-s-latest-jab-at-blue-cities--53577290City officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53577290Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneCity officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.City officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.]]>240abbott,appeals,approves,blue,business,cities,control,court,gop,greg,house,limits,local,on,politics,regulations,specialized,state,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/west-texas-a-m-university-president-walter-wendler-faces-no-confidence-vote-from-faculty-after-canceling-drag-show--53566048Faculty say the decision to take a vote on whether to condemn Wendler was the final straw in a host of issues with him.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53566048Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneFaculty say the decision to take a vote on whether to condemn Wendler was the final straw in a host of issues with him.Faculty say the decision to take a vote on whether to condemn Wendler was the final straw in a host of issues with him.]]>299a&m,ar-15,drag,election,guns,laws,lgbtq,no-confidence,politics,president,show,tarrant,texas,tribune,trump,university,uvalde,vote,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-plan-for-texas-to-build-its-own-power-plants-could-cost-7-billion-more-than-expected--53555229The plants would be activated during emergencies. Lawmakers haven’t decided whether to pay for them through state funds or higher charges to electricity customers.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53555229Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe plants would be activated during emergencies. Lawmakers haven’t decided whether to pay for them through state funds or higher charges to electricity customers.The plants would be activated during emergencies. Lawmakers haven’t decided whether to pay for them through state funds or higher charges to electricity customers.]]>255$7,billion,bryan,build,cost,could,ercot,expected,grid,more,plan,plants,politics,power,relationship,sexual,slaton,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-passes-12-billion-property-tax-relief-package-setting-up-fight-over-appraisal-cap-with-senate--53530136House Speaker Dade Phelan has said tightening the appraisal cap is the best way to cut property taxes, but Senate tax-cut proponents, housing experts and business groups predict the move would have dire consequences.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53530136Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneHouse Speaker Dade Phelan has said tightening the appraisal cap is the best way to cut property taxes, but Senate tax-cut proponents, housing experts and business groups predict the move would have dire consequences.House Speaker Dade Phelan has said tightening the appraisal cap is the best way to cut property taxes, but Senate tax-cut proponents, housing experts and business groups predict the move would have dire consequences.]]>293$12,abortion,appraisal,ban,billion,book,cap,cut,house,library,mifepristone,package,passes,politics,property,relief,sb13,tax,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-presses-texas-to-better-monitor-residential-foster-care-facilities-after-reports-of-medical-mismanagement--53518804Residential facilities did not refill medications in a timely manner, failed to follow psychiatric orders and, in several instances, violated state guidelines, court monitors documented after site inspections. The lawyer representing the foster kids said it could be “the tip of the iceberg.”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53518804Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneResidential facilities did not refill medications in a timely manner, failed to follow psychiatric orders and, in several instances, violated state guidelines, court monitors documented after site inspections. The lawyer representing the foster kids...Residential facilities did not refill medications in a timely manner, failed to follow psychiatric orders and, in several instances, violated state guidelines, court monitors documented after site inspections. The lawyer representing the foster kids said it could be “the tip of the iceberg.”]]>276abuse,act,care,crown,dfps,facilities,federal,foster,hair,judge,marijuana,medical,mismanagement,monitor,politics,residential,texas,thc,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-gop-texas-house-members-call-for-rep-bryan-slaton-to-resign--53507891The resignation calls by Reps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth are noteworthy. The two are members of the staunchly conservative Texas House Freedom Caucus, which takes positions that usually align with Slaton’s.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53507891Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe resignation calls by Reps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth are noteworthy. The two are members of the staunchly conservative Texas House Freedom Caucus, which takes positions that usually align with Slaton’s.The resignation calls by Reps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth are noteworthy. The two are members of the staunchly conservative Texas House Freedom Caucus, which takes positions that usually align with Slaton’s.]]>310briscoe,bryan,cain,call,daylight,for,gop,house,inappropriate,members,politics,prison,relationship,resign,saving,slaton,texas,to,toth,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/complaint-alleges-rep-bryan-slaton-had-inappropriate-relationship-with-an-intern--53497957The complaint came after an incident in which Slaton and the staffer allegedly met up at his Austin apartment last weekend. A separate staffer told The Texas Tribune that Slaton drank alcohol with an intern under 21 years old.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53497957Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe complaint came after an incident in which Slaton and the staffer allegedly met up at his Austin apartment last weekend. A separate staffer told The Texas Tribune that Slaton drank alcohol with an intern under 21 years old.The complaint came after an incident in which Slaton and the staffer allegedly met up at his Austin apartment last weekend. A separate staffer told The Texas Tribune that Slaton drank alcohol with an intern under 21 years old.]]>230alleges,bryan,complaint,death,fentanyl,had,inappropriate,intern,lgbtq,overdose,politics,relationship,slaton,strips,test,texas,tribune,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-approves-302-6-billion-state-budget-with-tax-cuts-and-teacher-and-state-employee-raises--53487857The bill will head next to the Senate, where lawmakers have been crafting their own version of the spending plan.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53487857Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe bill will head next to the Senate, where lawmakers have been crafting their own version of the spending plan.The bill will head next to the Senate, where lawmakers have been crafting their own version of the spending plan.]]>296abortion,approves,billion,border,budget,cuts,daniel,dollars,employee,house,mifepristone,money,perry,politics,raises,state,tax,teacher,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-elections-chief-chris-hollins-drops-bid-for-houston-mayor--53467389Facing a crowded field, Hollins, who served briefly as Harris County clerk in 2020, announced Thursday he will instead run to be Houston’s chief financial officer.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53467389Fri, 07 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneFacing a crowded field, Hollins, who served briefly as Harris County clerk in 2020, announced Thursday he will instead run to be Houston’s chief financial officer.Facing a crowded field, Hollins, who served briefly as Harris County clerk in 2020, announced Thursday he will instead run to be Houston’s chief financial officer.]]>278bhojani,bid,budget,chris,drops,hollins,houston,jackson,lee,mayor,muslim,politics,quran,ramadan,salman,sheila,state,stolen,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bills-aimed-at-adding-more-natural-gas-power-to-texas-grid-clear-senate--53460926Critics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53460926Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:23:27 +0000Texas TribuneCritics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.Critics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.]]>205add,bills,clear,crime,gas,grid,guns,jail,more,natural,politics,power,prison,senate,texas,to,tribune,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bill-intended-to-force-texas-prosecutors-to-pursue-abortion-election-cases-advances-in-senate--53446410https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53446410Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas Tribune255abortion,advances,ban,bill,cases,county,drag,election,force,gop,in,kids,lgbtq,politics,prosecutors,pursue,senate,show,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-is-turning-up-the-pressure-on-passing-school-choice--53435132Passage of a school choice measure is anything but a sure bet, as there is little evidence that the governor has been able to convince rural Republicans in the Texas House — who have for years been a reliable firewall — to drop their opposition.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53435132Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePassage of a school choice measure is anything but a sure bet, as there is little evidence that the governor has been able to convince rural Republicans in the Texas House — who have for years been a reliable firewall — to drop their opposition.Passage of a school choice measure is anything but a sure bet, as there is little evidence that the governor has been able to convince rural Republicans in the Texas House — who have for years been a reliable firewall — to drop their opposition.]]>311abbott,abuse,betting,care,choice,foster,gambling,gaming,greg,justice,juvenile,passing,politics,pressure,school,sports,texas,tribune,turning,upcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chinese-americans-fight-for-their-place-in-texas-as-lawmakers-push-restrictions-on-foreign-land-ownership-social-media-platforms--53420941Among the fastest-growing segments of the Texas population, Chinese Americans fear their rights are becoming collateral damage as Texas officials seek to limit investment from China and ban a popular app that many rely on to keep in touch with family.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53420941Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAmong the fastest-growing segments of the Texas population, Chinese Americans fear their rights are becoming collateral damage as Texas officials seek to limit investment from China and ban a popular app that many rely on to keep in touch with family.Among the fastest-growing segments of the Texas population, Chinese Americans fear their rights are becoming collateral damage as Texas officials seek to limit investment from China and ban a popular app that many rely on to keep in touch with family.]]>303americans,bee,charging,chinese,electric,foreign,honey,keepers,land,lawmakers,media,ownership,platforms,politics,push,restrictions,social,texas,tribune,vehiclescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-lawmakers-attempts-to-ban-school-library-books-deemed-inappropriate-for-kids-spur-confusion-and-concerns--53397413The authors of bills in both legislative chambers say their bills’ aims are simple: keep sexually explicit content off school bookshelves. But opponents say the legislation is so vague and broad that they could wreak havoc.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53397413Fri, 31 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe authors of bills in both legislative chambers say their bills’ aims are simple: keep sexually explicit content off school bookshelves. But opponents say the legislation is so vague and broad that they could wreak havoc.The authors of bills in both legislative chambers say their bills’ aims are simple: keep sexually explicit content off school bookshelves. But opponents say the legislation is so vague and broad that they could wreak havoc.]]>268aca,affordable,ban,books,care,concerns,confusion,deemed,for,health,inappropriate,kids,lawmakers,lgbtq,library,money,politics,school,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/senate-scales-back-proposed-restrictions-on-puberty-blockers-and-hormone-therapy-for-transgender-kids--53385518Senate Bill 14 would now allow trans children who are already receiving some transition-related treatments to continue getting that care. The Senate gave initial approval to the reworked legislation Wednesday.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53385518Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 14 would now allow trans children who are already receiving some transition-related treatments to continue getting that care. The Senate gave initial approval to the reworked legislation Wednesday.Senate Bill 14 would now allow trans children who are already receiving some transition-related treatments to continue getting that care. The Senate gave initial approval to the reworked legislation Wednesday.]]>265athletes,ban,blockers,college,death,execution,hormone,kids,lgbtq,penalty,politics,puberty,restrictions,senate,student,texas,therapy,transgender,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-bill-advancing-in-the-texas-senate-would-block-minors-from-updating-gender-on-birth-certificates--53373427https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53373427Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneOpponents of the bill call it a “power play aimed at making the lives of transgender children as difficult as possible.” The chamber is expected to vote on this legislation Wednesday.237bill,birth,block,center,certificates,fire,gender,immigration,lgbtq,menstrual,mexico,migrant,minors,politics,senate,tampon,texas,transgender,tribune,updatingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-once-allied-with-prosecutors-now-they-seek-to-rein-them-in--53361172Some local district and county attorneys have said they will not pursue abortion-related cases, or prioritize certain drug, property and election crimes.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53361172Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneSome local district and county attorneys have said they will not pursue abortion-related cases, or prioritize certain drug, property and election crimes.Some local district and county attorneys have said they will not pursue abortion-related cases, or prioritize certain drug, property and election crimes.]]>340abbott,abortion,austin,border,budget,discretion,dps,election,local,pay,police,politics,prosecutorial,prosecutors,republicans,security,state,teacher,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-vows-retribution-at-waco-rally--53346267Former president focuses his ire on political enemies and says he will have the back of supporters who have been wronged or betrayed.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53346267Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneFormer president focuses his ire on political enemies and says he will have the back of supporters who have been wronged or betrayed.Former president focuses his ire on political enemies and says he will have the back of supporters who have been wronged or betrayed.]]>176adult,a&m,crt,film,group,immigration,lgbtq,maga,politics,rally,retribution,student,texas,transgender,tribune,trump,vows,waco,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lgbtq-groups-criticize-texas-bill-s-broad-restrictions-on-school-lessons-and-activities-about-sexuality-and-gender-identity--53318737https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53318737Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 8 supporters say the legislation protects the rights of parents who don’t want their kids to learn about gender identity and sexual orientation. Critics say it could force schools to ignore the existence of LGBTQ people.232anti-lgbtq,bill,criticize,fentanyl,gay,gender,identity,lessons,lgbtq,narcan,opiod,overdose,politics,restrictions,school,sexuality,students,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legislators-in-the-texas-senate-passes-16-5-billion-package-to-lower-property-taxes--53304424The proposals target the taxes homeowners pay by requiring school districts to lower their tax rates.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53304424Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe proposals target the taxes homeowners pay by requiring school districts to lower their tax rates.The proposals target the taxes homeowners pay by requiring school districts to lower their tax rates.]]>194$16.5,betting,billion,casino,gambling,legalize,lower,package,passes,politics,property,senate,sports,taxes,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/west-texas-a-m-university-president-cancels-student-drag-show-saying-it-degrades-women--53290809Students and First Amendment lawyers say President Walter Wendler’s portrayal of drag shows is off-base and the cancellation violates free-speech rights.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53290809Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneStudents and First Amendment lawyers say President Walter Wendler’s portrayal of drag shows is off-base and the cancellation violates free-speech rights.Students and First Amendment lawyers say President Walter Wendler’s portrayal of drag shows is off-base and the cancellation violates free-speech rights.]]>283abbott,a&m,cancels,choice,drag,greg,lgbtq,politics,president,private,public,queen,school,show,student,texas,tribune,university,west,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legislators-in-texas-advances-bill-that-would-hinder-transgender-kids-access-to-puberty-blockers-and-hormone-therapies--53273892Senate Bill 14 would ban Texas doctors from providing kids with transition-related treatments that medical groups recommend for children with gender dysphoria.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53273892Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 14 would ban Texas doctors from providing kids with transition-related treatments that medical groups recommend for children with gender dysphoria.Senate Bill 14 would ban Texas doctors from providing kids with transition-related treatments that medical groups recommend for children with gender dysphoria.]]>280abortion,access,anti-lgbtq,bill,blockers,drugs,hinder,hormone,infrastructure,kids,legislators,lgbtq,politics,puberty,texas,therapies,transgender,tribune,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-has-a-battle-rifle-police-feared-uvalde-gunman-s-ar-15--53258999https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53258999Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn previously unreleased interviews, officers who responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him,...291ar15,arredondo,costs,electricity,gun,guns,housing,police,policy,politics,power,taxes,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-rancher-doesn-t-want-a-border-wall-on-his-land-he-fears-texas-will-build-it-anyway--53232231Anti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts with the state.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53232231Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAnti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts with the state.Anti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts with the state.]]>305abbott,affirming,border,education,hisd,houston,ken,lawsuit,mexico,paxton,schoolboard,schools,takeover,tea,texas,transgender,tribune,us,usa,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-paxton-s-campaign-against-election-crimes-ensnared-a-texas-justice-of-the-peace-three-times-before-judges-thwarted-the-efforts--53217869Many of the illegal voting cases the Texas attorney general has boasted about are unraveling after a key court ruling. But Tomas Ramirez III said the pursuit of charges against him has taken its toll.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53217869Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneMany of the illegal voting cases the Texas attorney general has boasted about are unraveling after a key court ruling. But Tomas Ramirez III said the pursuit of charges against him has taken its toll.Many of the illegal voting cases the Texas attorney general has boasted about are unraveling after a key court ruling. But Tomas Ramirez III said the pursuit of charges against him has taken its toll.]]>288abbott,campaign,crimes,distric,election,houston,independent,integrity,jane,ken,nelson,paxton,politics,school,state,texas,tribune,trump,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/renters-in-texas-got-unprecedented-help-during-the-pandemic-the-legislature-is-unlikely-to-extend-it--53206369Lawmakers will decide whether to keep protections that shielded tenants from eviction — or to ban them.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53206369Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneLawmakers will decide whether to keep protections that shielded tenants from eviction — or to ban them.Lawmakers will decide whether to keep protections that shielded tenants from eviction — or to ban them.]]>255care,during,eviction,extend,foster,help,legislature,no,pandemic,politics,property,renters,system,tax,texas,to,tribune,unlikelycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/senate-gives-first-ok-to-make-illegal-voting-a-felony-in-texas-again--53189648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53189648Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune327bill,fairfield,felony,illegal,ken,lake,lawsuit,park,paxton,politics,senate,state,texas,tribune,voting,whistleblowercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/families-in-texas-would-get-8-000-in-tax-dollars-to-send-students-to-private-school-in-a-sweeping-parental-rights-bill-backed-by-the-lt--53177618The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the leader of the state senate, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53177618Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the leader of the state senate, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House.The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the leader of the state senate, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House.]]>2628000,bill,dollars,families,get,immigration,mexico,migrants,parental,politics,private,rights,school,students,tax,texas,tribune,wouldcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawmakers-offer-stark-choices-for-ending-the-crisis-in-texas-youth-prisons-shut-them-all-down-or-build-more--53153726Plagued by decades of scandals over sexual and physical abuse of children, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is at a crossroads.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53153726Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePlagued by decades of scandals over sexual and physical abuse of children, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is at a crossroads.Plagued by decades of scandals over sexual and physical abuse of children, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is at a crossroads.]]>359anti-lgbtq,biden,build,choices,crisis,ending,lawmakers,more,offer,politics,prisons,propaganda,shut,stark,supremacist,texas,tjjd,tribune,white,youthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-senate-passes-first-bill-this-session-a-bipartisan-effort-to-close-teen-gun-loophole--53143445In its first bill passed this session, the Texas Senate sought to ensure juvenile mental health hospitalizations are reported to the federal firearm background check system.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53143445Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn its first bill passed this session, the Texas Senate sought to ensure juvenile mental health hospitalizations are reported to the federal firearm background check system.In its first bill passed this session, the Texas Senate sought to ensure juvenile mental health hospitalizations are reported to the federal firearm background check system.]]>299bill,bipartisan,close,construction,gun,highway,houston,loophole,mass,passes,politics,senate,session,shooting,teen,texas,to,tribune,txdotcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-denied-abortions-sue-texas-to-clarify-exceptions-to-the-laws--53129563Five women announced a new lawsuit Tuesday, marking the first time patients directly affected by new abortion laws have sought to challenge the restrictions in court.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53129563Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneFive women announced a new lawsuit Tuesday, marking the first time patients directly affected by new abortion laws have sought to challenge the restrictions in court.Five women announced a new lawsuit Tuesday, marking the first time patients directly affected by new abortion laws have sought to challenge the restrictions in court.]]>235abortions,ban,broadband,change,clarify,climate,denied,exceptions,infrastructure,internet,laws,miscarriage,politics,sue,texas,to,tribune,water,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-have-filed-nearly-100-bills-affecting-lgbtq-texans--53116450Texas lawmakers this year will debate whether to block transgender kids’ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually-oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender identity.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53116450Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas lawmakers this year will debate whether to block transgender kids’ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually-oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender...Texas lawmakers this year will debate whether to block transgender kids’ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually-oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender identity.]]>259100,affecting,anti-lgbtq,bills,children,drag,filed,have,lawmakers,lgbtq,nearly,parents,politics,republicans,show,students,texans,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-education-agency-would-have-new-power-to-enforce-school-safety-plans-under-senate-bill--53104969The bill, introduced months after the Uvalde school shooting, also allocates more funds to the state’s school safety allotment, which is money given to districts to improve campus security.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53104969Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe bill, introduced months after the Uvalde school shooting, also allocates more funds to the state’s school safety allotment, which is money given to districts to improve campus security.The bill, introduced months after the Uvalde school shooting, also allocates more funds to the state’s school safety allotment, which is money given to districts to improve campus security.]]>236agency,bill,drag,education,enforce,nate,new,plans,politics,power,safety,schatzline,school,senate,show,texas,to,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawmakers-in-texas-facing-criticism-soften-proposed-ban-on-chinese-purchases-of-land--53078815https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53078815Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune302asian,ban,breaks,chinese,criticism,cuts,energy,facing,homeowners,land,lawmakers,politics,property,proposed,purchases,renewable,soften,tax,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republican-texas-lawmakers-rally-around-bill-restricting-transgender-athletes-from-joining-certain-college-sports-teams--53067261Seventy-seven Republicans signed on as co-authors to Rep. Valoree Swanson’s bill extending restrictions on transgender athletes to college sports. Gov. Greg Abbott has expressed support for the legislation, which is also a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53067261Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSeventy-seven Republicans signed on as co-authors to Rep. Valoree Swanson’s bill extending restrictions on transgender athletes to college sports. Gov. Greg Abbott has expressed support for the legislation, which is also a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan...Seventy-seven Republicans signed on as co-authors to Rep. Valoree Swanson’s bill extending restrictions on transgender athletes to college sports. Gov. Greg Abbott has expressed support for the legislation, which is also a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.]]>230athletes,bill,college,from,gay,hate,houston,isd,joining,lawmakers,lgbtq,politics,rally,republican,restricting,sports,teams,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawmakers-take-first-step-to-restoring-felony-penalty-for-illegal-voting--52884155Republican lawmakers — backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — are working to reverse a change to state law they approved two years ago as part of a sweeping overhaul to Texas election law that included downgrading illegal voting to a misdemeanor.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52884155Thu, 02 Mar 2023 02:19:40 +0000Texas TribuneRepublican lawmakers — backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — are working to reverse a change to state law they approved two years ago as part of a sweeping overhaul to Texas election law that included downgrading illegal voting to a misdemeanor.Republican lawmakers — backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — are working to reverse a change to state law they approved two years ago as part of a sweeping overhaul to Texas election law that included downgrading illegal voting to a misdemeanor.]]>190davis,felony,first,for,illegal,lawmakers,parenthood,penalty,planned,politics,restoring,step,supression,take,texas,to,tribune,voter,voting,wendycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dps-sent-at-least-3-000-driver-s-licenses-to-organized-crime-group-targeting-asian-texans--52872034A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52872034Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneA Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.]]>190asian,cancer,castro,crime,dps,driver’s,group,joaquin,licenses,organized,politics,targeting,texans,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teachers-in-texas-need-raises-more-training-and-better-working-conditions-to-fix-shortages-state-task-force-finds--52859200The yearlong review also recommends increasing the funds schools get per student, a measure already favored by lawmakers looking how to spend a historic state budget surplus.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52859200Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe yearlong review also recommends increasing the funds schools get per student, a measure already favored by lawmakers looking how to spend a historic state budget surplus.The yearlong review also recommends increasing the funds schools get per student, a measure already favored by lawmakers looking how to spend a historic state budget surplus.]]>201better,budget,conditions,force,funding,lawmakers,need,politics,raises,school,shortages,students,task,teachers,texas,training,tribune,workingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-most-gun-crimes-involve-illegally-owned-weapons-that-s-not-true-in-mass-shootings--52833524Most of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52833524Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneMost of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.Most of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.]]>330abbott,crimes,greg,gun,haboob,illegally-owned,involve,mass,most,not,politics,rising,shooting,star,storm,texas,tribune,true,weapons,windcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/university-of-texas-system-pauses-new-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-policies--52821355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52821355Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe UT system leaders’ decision comes weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiring. Texas A&M University also recently changed its hiring practices.193abbott,business,dei,diversity,economy,equity,inclusion,policies,policy,politics,taxes,texas,tribune,university,utcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-promises-to-be-heavily-involved-in-push-for-education-savings-accounts--52809244https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52809244Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn an interview with the Tribune, the governor also backed criminalizing some health care treatments for transgender kids and shrugged off the idea that he’s in a conservative policy rivalry with Ron DeSantis.225abbott,cannabis,education,felony,policy,politics,public,schools,texas,thc,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republican-accuses-gop-of-using-immigration-crisis-for-politics--52795934https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52795934Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneU.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that his fellow Republicans benefit politically from a sustained border crisis. The attack indirectly alluded to U.S. Rep. Chip Roy’s contentious border security bill.226accuses,crisis,dipping,double,for,gop,immigrants,immigration,lawmakers,motivated,pension,politically,politics,republican,texas,tribune,usingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-names-property-taxes-school-choice-fentanyl-crackdown-as-emergency-legislative-items--52762622https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52762622Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune248abbott,choice,crackdown,emergency,fentanyl,greg,guns,items,legislative,politics,property,quality,school,shooting,taxes,texas,tribune,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-should-tell-parents-their-rights-when-it-investigates-child-abuse-claims-lawmaker-proposes--52749405https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52749405Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune335abuse,austin,child,city,claims,closing,cronk,fairfield,fired,investigation,lake,manager,parents,park,politics,rights,spencer,state,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-s-state-lawmakers-face-an-uphill-battle-raising-the-age-limit-for-semi-automatic-guns-they-re-trying-anyway--52737908https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52737908Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneMany relatives of Uvalde victims back bills that state Rep. Tracy King and Sen. Roland Gutierrez are pushing in the Legislature. But limits on gun access don’t fare well at the Capitol.338age,dei,diversity,grid,guns,hiring,lawmakers,lawsuits,limit,politics,power,purchase,raising,school,semi-automatic,shooting,state,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lt-gov-dan-patrick-s-priority-bills-signal-another-swing-at-pushing-texas-to-the-right--52723271https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52723271Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune286737,bills,boening,critical,dan,ken,lawsuit,patrick,paxton,politics,priority,race,right,settlement,signal,swing,texas,theory,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-he-supports-legislation-banning-transgender-athletes-from-competing-in-college-sports--52711246https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52711246Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneIn 2021, Texas passed a law barring transgender student athletes from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity.175abbott,athletes,austin,banning,city,college,competing,cronk,from,greg,in,manager,politics,spencer,sports,supports,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-appeals-court-ruling-says-alleged-domestic-abusers-have-a-constitutional-right-to-keep-their-guns--52688574https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52688574Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAdvocates for domestic violence victims were stunned by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that continued a string of court decisions citing the Second Amendment to push back against gun restrictions.187abbott,abusers,appeals,constitutional,court,dei,diversity,domestic,equity,federal,guns,have,keep,politics,right,ruling,tech,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-tells-state-agencies-to-stop-considering-diversity-in-hiring--52677073https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52677073Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn a memo written Monday and obtained by The Texas Tribune, Abbott’s chief of staff Gardner Pate told agency leaders that using diversity, equity and inclusion policies in hiring violates federal and state employment laws, and hiring cannot be based...281abbott,abortion,agencies,considering,diversity,drugs,greg,hiring,in,ken,lawsuit,paxton,politics,shooter,state,stop,tells,texas,tribune,walmartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-bungled-uvalde-massacre-response-texas-senator-wants-better-mass-shooting-training-for-public-safety-entities--52666252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52666252Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneState Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, wants to prevent communication breakdowns that occurred in the botched response to the Uvalde school shooting in May.293abortion,biden,charles,dwi,entities,mass,massacre,politics,public,response,safety,school,schwertner,senator,shooting,texas,training,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/austin-city-manager-s-job-could-be-on-the-line-after-winter-storm-response--52655938https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52655938Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:00:01 +0000Texas TribuneAustin City Council members will evaluate Spencer Cronk’s employment during their Thursday meeting. Cronk was hired in 2017.241austin,city,county,election,electricity,eyes,grid,harris,job,manager,of,politics,power,racist,storm,texas,tribune,ut,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-for-texas-ice-storm--52645252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52645252Mon, 06 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott declared disaster in seven Texas counties hard hit by this week’s winter storm. Austin has been the epicenter of a power crisis as tens of thousands wait for electricity to be restored.246abbott,declaration,delta-8,disaster,electricity,for,greg,grid,ice,issues,marijuana,medical,politics,power,ptsd,storm,texas,thc,tribune,veteranscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/austin-doesn-t-know-when-it-ll-fully-restore-power-as-hundreds-of-thousands-of-texans-remain-in-the-cold--52621830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52621830Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneMore than 400,000 electricity customers statewide lacked power Thursday. Austin’s main power provider said it can no longer promise full restoration by 6 p.m. Friday.205austin,biden,china,cruz,electricity,grid,kirk,mark,politics,power,prisoner,restore,storm,swidan,ted,texans,texas,tribune,watson,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hundreds-of-thousands-of-texans-without-heat-with-no-clear-timeline-for-getting-power-back--52611391https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52611391Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAustin’s main power provider warned that outages could last through Thursday. More than 300,000 customers in Texas did not have power Wednesday because of localized outages, but the state’s main power grid remained stable.313black,desantis,electricity,grid,heat,houston,police,power,shooting,storm,student,texans,texas,theater,thousands,tribune,university,vests,winter,withoutcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-should-avoid-travel-in-regions-hit-with-icy-weather-state-s-power-grid-expected-to-meet-demand--52601336https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52601336Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneSchool closures and hazardous road conditions are expected throughout a large portion of Texas, according to forecasts. State officials caution Texans about local power outages but expect the grid to stay up.240attorney,ercot,freezing,general,grid,ken,lawsuit,misconduct,paxton,politics,power,settlement,texas,travel,tribune,weather,whistleblower,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-national-weather-service-has-forecast-freezing-rain-sleet-or-ice-on-roads-in-much-of-texas-from-monday-through-wednesday-morning--52589976https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52589976Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePower outages are a possibility during any severe weather event. But a local power outage is different from a larger power grid problem.216border,czar,ercot,forecast,freezing,grid,ice,immigration,national,politics,power,rain,roads,service,sleet,texas,tribune,wall,weather,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-again-threatens-contempt-of-court-fines-for-texas-slow-progress-on-foster-care-reforms--52577922https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52577922Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe judge warned the state could be held in contempt of court for not following through with three mandates: failing to inform youths of their rights, not adequately responding to abuse allegations and still having too many children without placement.216care,children,contempt-of-court,federal,fines,foster,judge,pay,politics,progress,raise,reforms,slow,system,teacher,texas,texas’,threatens,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-he-won-t-give-up-covid-era-power-until-texas-lawmakers-ban-vaccine-mandates-strengthen-border--52557179https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52557179Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott doubles down on his long-standing call to lawmakers to prohibit local governments from enacting mask and vaccine mandates.286abbott,ban,border,covid-era,death,give,greg,he,lawmakers,mandates,politics,power,row,strengthen,texas,tribune,until,up,vaccine,won’tcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heat-related-deaths-in-texas-reached-a-two-decade-high-in-2022-amid-extreme-temperatures--52546155https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52546155Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneA Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that at least 214 people in Texas were killed by heat last year, and a large portion of those deaths were likely migrants found after crossing the border.3352022,biden,border,ceiling,change,chip,climate,deaths,debt,extreme,heat-related,high,migrants,paxton,politics,roy,temperatures,texas,tribune,two-decadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-fumbled-uvalde-shooting-response-texas-senator-wants-to-make-it-easier-to-sue-law-enforcement-officers--52535621https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52535621Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneState Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat, introduced a package of legislation that includes a bill that would end qualified immunity, which shields government officials from liability for constitutional violations.312abdul,border,el,enforcement,imigration,law,mexico,migrant,officers,paso,politics,safi,shooting,sue,texas,tribune,uvalde,walmart,wasicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-a-border-graveyard-volunteers-exhume-migrants-bodies-and-search-for-their-families--52524347https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52524347Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneIn Maverick County, nearly 30 bodies pulled from the Rio Grande were buried without attempts to identify them. Teams of Texas State University students are trying to learn their names so their families can be notified.264abortion,band,bodies,border,deaths,exhume,families,for,graveyard,immigration,laws,mexico,migrant,politics,republican,search,texas,tribune,volunteerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jobless-rate-in-texas-drops-below-4-for-first-time-since-pandemic-shutdowns--52514461https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52514461Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe state has set a record for the number of employed people for 14 consecutive months, according to new data from the Texas Workforce Commission.1954%,ban,banning,below,buy,chinese,citizens,drops,first,for,iran,jobless,land,pandemic,politics,rate,since,texas,time,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-alleged-sexual-assault-of-two-children-in-state-care-another-foster-facility-closes--52498968https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52498968Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:43:38 +0000Texas TribuneTwo girls in the care of Child Protective Services were allegedly sexually assaulted in October after sneaking out of a facility run by the state agency. Advocates say it’s a symptom of the Texas foster care systems’ problems.230another,assault,border,care,children,closes,confederate,dfps,facility,foster,holiday,in,mexico,migrant,sexual,shooting,state,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-legislature-s-state-budget-proposals-leave-more-than-50-billion-in-state-funds-up-for-grabs--52483176https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52483176Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe preliminary budgets by House and Senate call for $130.1 billion in state spending over two years, even though tens of billions more are available to them. The bills do not bust state or constitutional spending limits.337abbott,alabama,austin,border,budget,cornyn,coushatta,democrat,house,immigration,legislative,legislature,policy,politics,republican,senate,texas,tribe,tribune,womancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ut-austin-blocks-access-to-tiktok-on-campus-wi-fi-networks--52469096https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52469096Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneStudents and faculty will not be able to access the popular social media app while connected to university internet servers. It’s the latest step to limit access to the service after Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to ban the app on...295abbott,blocks,campus,death,el,greg,networks,paso,penalty,politics,property,school,shooter,tax,texas,tiktok,tribune,ut-austin,walmart,wi-ficleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supreme-court-of-texas-clears-way-for-state-s-education-agency-to-take-over-houston-isd--52457977https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52457977Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe decision from the state’s highest court would allow the TEA to move forward with its plan to replace Houston ISD’s school board members over low academic scores.175agency,brewery,court,education,houston,isd,kyle,over,politics,rittenhouse,southern,star,state’s,supreme,take,tea,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-paxton-wants-more-power-to-prosecute-election-crimes-these-bills-in-the-texas-legislature-would-give-it-to-him--52427983https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52427983Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAlthough no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.251crimes,dade,election,gambling,ken,legislature,lgbtq,more,paxton,phelan,politics,power,prosecute,school,shooting,texas,transgender,tribune,uvalde,wantscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/farmers-face-a-higher-risk-of-suicide-the-texas-agriculture-department-wants-500-000-a-year-to-change-that--52418428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52418428Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe department’s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.229abdul,afghan,agriculture,border,department,farmers,health,higher,immigration,mental,mexico,risk,safi,soldier,suicide,texas,tribune,wants,wasicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-selects-rep-dade-phelan-as-speaker-for-another-texas-legislative-session--52408225https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52408225Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribunePhelan defeated Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, for the House leadership position in a vote, 145-3. In cruising to victory, Phelan secured the support of Democrats as well as the most conservative members of his party.271alejandro,college,dade,fallon,homeland,impeachment,legislative,mayorkas,pat,phelan,politics,secretary,security,session,speaker,texas,tribune,tuition,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-legislative-session-begins-today-here-s-6-things-we-re-watching--52398460https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52398460Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneLawmakers begin work Tuesday for their biennial legislative session. They’ll debate over the state budget, school funding, border security and property taxes, among other issues.305abbot,budget,dade,dan,governor,house,legislative,legislature,lgbtq,parents,patrick,phelan,policy,politics,revenue,schools,session,speaker,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-biden-tours-el-paso-for-first-border-visit-of-his-presidency--52387185https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52387185Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePresident Joe Biden was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently called on him to visit the border over the past year as the number of migrant...342abbott,biden,bills,border,congress,election,house,immigrants,immigration,law,lgbtq,mccarthy,mexico,policy,politics,schools,speaker,texas,u.s.cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ahead-of-el-paso-visit-biden-says-u-s-will-allow-30-000-migrants-from-four-countries-to-enter-monthly--52366528https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52366528Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneMigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela will be allowed entry and given work permits. The administration will also expand the use of Title 42 to expel more migrants to Mexico.2556,biden,cuba,donald,el,haiti,immigration,insurrection,jan.,mexico,migrants,nicaragua,paso,politics,texas,tribune,trump,u.s.,venezuelacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/family-planning-clinics-in-texas-require-parental-consent-for-birth-control-following-court-ruling--52356469https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52356469Thu, 05 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights.213biden,birth,border,clinics,consent,control,court,family,jonathan,mexico,mitchell,parental,planning,politics,ruling,texas,title,tribune,visits,xcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-chip-roy-emerges-as-key-gop-agitator-in-u-s-house-speaker-fight--52347794https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52347794Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThree Texas Republicans, including Roy, voted three times so far against their party’s top choice for U.S. House Speaker on Tuesday in a historic move that helped block U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid.260agitator,change,chip,climate,drought,fight,food,gop,house,insecurity,kevin,mccarthy,politics,roy,speaker,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/property-tax-revision-judicial-branch-expansion-among-new-texas-laws-that-took-effect-jan-1--52336845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52336845Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneWhile the Legislature will soon start its new session, some laws passed in 2021 are just now taking effect.178atmos,branch,electricity,energy,ercot,expansion,freeze,gas,judicial,laws,natural,new,politics,property,revision,tax,texas,tribune,weather,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-court-ruling-may-prevent-texas-teens-from-getting-birth-control-without-parental-permission--52263132https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52263132Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneU.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent “a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.”326abdul,afghan,birth,border,control,court,federal,getting,parental,permission,prevent,safi,teens,texas,tribune,trump,veteran,wasicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-should-prepare-for-life-threatening-wind-chills-but-officials-remain-confident-in-power-grid--52251791https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52251791Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott and other leaders say Texans should protect their homes and vehicles as large portions of the state will experience dangerously cold temperatures.137abbott,carry,chills,cold,electricity,greg,grid,guns,open,politics,power,prepare,texans,texas,tribune,weather,wind,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-texas-superintendent-ordered-librarians-to-remove-lgbtq-themed-books-now-the-federal-government-is-investigating--52242197https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52242197Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune248aaron,atatiana,ban,book,dean,federal,government,investigating,jefferson,lgbtq-themed,librarians,ordered,polics,politics,school,shooting,superintendent,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-grid-expected-to-withstand-extreme-cold-in-texas-this-week--52232421https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52232421Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe Electric Reliability Council of Texas expects sufficient electricity generation as much of the state will plunge into frigid temperatures.17542,biden,border,cold,electricity,ercot,extreme,freeze,gas,grid,mexico,natural,politics,power,scotus,storm,texas,title,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anticipating-a-surge-in-border-crossings-amid-cold-temperatures-el-paso-declares-a-state-of-emergency--52221913https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52221913Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneWith Title 42 ending next week, El Paso officials expect the number of migrants crossing the border could double. Declaring a state of emergency should open more options to provide migrants’ shelter from below-freezing temperatures.149black,border,cold,crossings,declares,el,emergency,health,hispanic,maternal,mortality,of,paso,state,surge,temperatures,texas,tribune,women,womenscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/without-evidence-gov-greg-abbott-accuses-nonprofits-of-helping-migrants-enter-texas--52200523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52200523Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneA Fox News story described Mexican nonprofits aiding migrants, but did not allege any improper action by U.S.-based nonprofits.223aaron,abbott,accuses,atatiana,convicted,dean,enter,greg,helping,immigration,jefferson,manslaughte,mexico,migrants,nonprofits,police,shooting,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-fights-federal-rule-that-bans-lgbtq-discrimination-in-state-adoptions-and-foster-care--52190756https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52190756Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneTexas allows religious groups that are part of the state’s child welfare network to refuse to assist LGBTQ couples seeking to foster or adopt. That could put critical federal funding at risk.238adoption,adoptions,ban,care,discrimination,federal,fights,foster,groups,ken,lgbtq,paxton,politics,religious,rule,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daca-deal-for-dreamers-fizzling-as-texas-republicans-prioritize-border-security--52180975https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52180975Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.226asylum,biden,border,caravan,crossing,daca,deal,deportation,dreamers,gop,mexico,migrants,obama,paso,politics,prioritize,republicans,security,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-calls-for-five-year-mandatory-sentence-for-human-smugglers--52168759https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52168759Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott is making his pitch ahead of the upcoming legislative session.174abbott,border,calls,caravan,five-year,for,greg,human,immigration,mandatory,mexico,migrants,politics,sentence,smugglers,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-has-amended-its-constitution-hundreds-of-times-it-s-not-likely-to-do-so-for-abortion-anytime-soon--52157174https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52157174Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas Tribune194abortion,amendment,black,constitution,james,maternal,mortality,politics,rates,restrictions,state,talarico,texas,tribune,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/houston-native-brittney-griner-a-wnba-star-released-from-russian-custody-in-prisoner-swap--52138403https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52138403Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:09:35 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas basketball star was first detained in February and was recently moved to a Russian penal colony before her release Thursday.330abbott,abortion,brittney,covid,doctor,executive,greg,griner,houston,lawsuit,order,politics,prison,released,restriction,russian,swap,texas,tribune,wnbacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-bans-tiktok-on-state-phones-and-computers-citing-cybersecurity-risks--52126416https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52126416Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneFollowing the lead of several other GOP governors, Abbott said banning the social media platform, which is run by the Chinese company ByteDance, would protect state information from the Chinese Communist Party.216abbott,bans,beto,citing,computers,cybersecurity,defamation,donation,greg,kelcy,lawsuit,on,o’rourke,phones,risks,state,texas,tiktok,tribune,warrencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-boil-water-notice-in-houston-made-national-news-in-rural-texas-it-s-a-way-of-life--52116280https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52116280Wed, 07 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneEast Texas has regular boil-water notices that go unnoticed3282020,boil-water,constitution,cruz,donald,east,election,houston,jane,nelson,notice,of,overturn,rural,secretary,ted,termination,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greg-abbott-and-dan-patrick-split-ahead-of-the-legislative-session-on-property-taxes-power-grid--52106194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52106194Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe legislative session is more than a month away, but fault lines are already emerging among Texas’ top two Republican leaders on two major issues.246abbott,dan,greg,grid,john,legislative,of,on,patrick,power,property,scott,secretary,session,split,state,steps,taxes,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feds-arrest-texas-man-charged-with-threats-to-boston-doctor-who-cares-for-transgender-children--52095442https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52095442Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe 38-year-old Hill Country man faces up to five years in prison if convicted.233alex,arrest,bankruptcy,boston,charged,children,conspiracy,doctor,feds,infowars,jones,man,texas,theorist,threats,to,transgender,tribune,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-officials-say-local-prosecutor-impeded-investigation-into-police-response-to-shooting--52074164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52074164Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneIn a lawsuit filed Thursday, the city of Uvalde says the district attorney is restricting information needed by its independent investigator. Uvalde wants a judge to compel the prosecutor to hand over all relevant investigative information.283attorney,bernie,christina,cruz,district,investigation,lawsuit,loan,mitchell,police,railway,relief,sanders,shooting,strike,student,ted,union,uvalde,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rural-hospitals-in-texas-are-once-again-at-grave-risk-of-closing--52063290https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52063290Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA rural hospital hasn’t closed in Texas since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. That could change as federal relief ends.221care,closing,covid-19,energy,gas,grid,health,hospital,hospitals,jobs,natural,oil,politics,property,relief,rural,tax,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-grid-still-vulnerable-to-extreme-winter-weather-ercot-estimate-shows--52051305https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52051305Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneChanges to Texas’ power grid have improved ERCOT’s ability to keep power flowing during major winter storms, but in an extreme scenario, the grid could still face rolling blackouts.289aguilar,cecily,ercot,extreme,grid,guillén,lawsuit,mother,murder,school,shooting,still,texas,to,tribune,uvalde,vanessa,vulnerable,weather,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/houston-boil-water-notice-forces-schools-to-shut-down--52039477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52039477Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneMillions of Houston residents are expected to be under a boil water notice until Tuesday after a power outage at a water treatment plant. At least four school districts canceled Monday classes.244aclu,board,boil,conservative,down,frisco,gender,houston,isd,keller,notice,school,schools,shut,texas,to,transgender,tribune,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jewish-texans-see-surge-in-antisemitism-as-a-precursor-to-fascism-s-foothold--52026149https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52026149Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneExtremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews.245antisemitism,biden,export,fascism’s,foothold,gulf,jewish,joe,mexico,oil,see,surge,terminal,texans,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/herschel-walker-running-for-u-s-senate-in-georgia-still-gets-tax-break-on-3-million-texas-residence--51997447https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51997447Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneUnder Texas law, homeowners can claim a homestead exemption only on their primary residence. The GOP Senate candidate registered to vote in Georgia last year.224alex,break,georgia,gets,herschel,hook,jones,mass,on,raphael,residence,sandy,senate,shooting,still,tax,texas,u.s.,walker,warnockcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amid-fallout-from-the-uvalde-school-shooting-texas-dps-wants-1-2-billion-for-academy-and-active-shooter-training-facility--51986145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51986145Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneDPS is asking lawmakers to approve a $467 million active-shooter facility as a “down payment” for the training academy. “You play like you practice,” Director Steve McCraw said.233$1.2,academy,aclu,active-shooter,and,billion,dps,facility,for,frisco,isd,keller,lawsuit,school,shooting,texas,training,transgender,uvalde,wantscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-texans-turn-to-home-schooling-after-the-pandemic-showed-them-what-learning-outside-of-schools-could-be-like--51975125https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51975125Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneSome new home-schoolers disagree with how race and sex are taught at schools. Others cite safety concerns after the Uvalde shooting and poor academic outcomes.177abbott,bus,covid,crt,gender,home,immigration,learning,pandemic,philadelphia,racism,religion,school,schooling,shooting,texans,texas,to,tribune,turncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oil-and-gas-agency-investigating-5-4-magnitude-earthquake-in-west-texas-the-largest-in-three-decades--51961500https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51961500Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe quake was the third largest in Texas history, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An increase in seismic activity in Texas has been linked to injecting fracking wastewater underground.2115.4,abbott,border,cruz,earthquake,gas,greg,immigration,investigating,m113,magnitude,mexico,military,oil,tank,ted,texas,tribune,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/acting-uvalde-police-chief-during-robb-elementary-shooting-resigns--51935561https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51935561Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneLt. Mariano Pargas was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.286chief,conrete,cornyn,cruz,elementary,gay,john,marriage,police,resigns,rights,robb,same-sex,school,shooting,ted,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-cruz-votes-against-mitch-mcconnell-as-senate-gop-leader--51923572https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51923572Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneU.S. Sen. Ted Cruz voted for Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, to replace the long-standing leader of Senate Republicans after a poor midterm performance.25142,against,cruz,donald,gop,ken,leader,mcconnell,mitch,nominee,paxton,presidential,senate,ted,texas,title,tribune,trump,votescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-expands-texas-migrant-busing-plan-to-philadelphia--51907077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51907077Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott said Philadelphia’s mayor has “long-celebrated and fought for sanctuary city status, making the city an ideal addition to Texas’ list of drop-off locations.”273abbott,busing,cornyn,cruz,donald,expands,greg,home,john,migrant,nurse,nursing,philadelphia,plan,shortage,ted,texas,to,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-lawmakers-target-election-fraud-transgender-people-and-property-taxes-in-new-legislation-ahead-of-2023-session--51894295https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51894295Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.3092023,desantis,donald,election,fraud,lawmakers,legislation,new,people,poll,property,ron,session,target,taxes,texas,transgender,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-leaders-won-t-commit-to-specifics-about-how-much-they-ll-invest-in-children-s-mental-health--51878545https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51878545Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAs public debate intensifies over how the state will divvy up billions in new money, community groups who treat children for mental illness fear they’re not a priority.211about,biden,children’s,commit,forgiveness,health,leaders,loan,mental,specifics,state,student,texas,to,tribune,won’tcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-helped-democrats-across-the-u-s-hold-off-a-red-wave-not-in-texas--51845970https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51845970Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneIn conservative Kansas and Kentucky, voters turned out in droves and crossed party lines to support abortion access. In Texas — where candidates, not issues, were on the ballot — there was no such surge in support.300abortion,county,democrat,democrats,election,harris,hidalgo,lina,midterm,politics,republican,results,south,texas,tribune,u.s.,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greg-abbott-reelected-texas-governor-defeating-beto-o-rourke--51834195https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51834195Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:59:49 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor prevailed after a tumultuous period that included the pandemic, a statewide blackout, restrictions on voting and abortion and the Uvalde school shooting.147abbott,beto,dan,defeat,election,governor,greg,ken,midterm,o’rourke,patrick,paxton,politics,reelected,republican,results,texas,tribune,voting,winscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-jump-to-conclusions-as-tuesday-election-night-results-come-in--51818131https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51818131Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIf you’re keeping a close eye on the results Tuesday night, you should follow one overarching rule: Don’t jump to conclusions.388abbott,abortion,ballot,beto,bill,clinton,democrat,election,greg,midterms,night,paxton,politics,republican,results,’rourke,south,texas,tribune,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-uvalde-shooting-victims-left-classrooms-alive-investigators-are-reviewing-whether-a-faster-response-could-have-saved-them--51781590https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51781590Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe inquiry will help determine whether criminal charges should be brought against responding officers.309alive,calls,election,faster,hoax,investigation,ken,paxton,poll,probe,response,saved,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvalde,victims,watcher,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-abortion-access-evaporates-many-texans-aren-t-able-to-find-care-new-studies-show--51770256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51770256Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneResearchers are finding that not everyone denied access to abortions in Texas can travel out of state and more people than ever before are seeking ways to self-manage abortions with medication at home.274abbott,abortion,access,ban,beto,care,cvs,election,evaporates,find,opiod,o'rourke,primary,settlement,texans,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-so-scared-911-recordings-reveal-fear-and-urgency-of-those-trapped-in-uvalde-elementary-school--51758129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51758129Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAudio obtained by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and shows just how long police and dispatchers likely knew that children and teachers were in danger before taking action at Robb Elementary School.294911,action,affirmative,democrat,election,elementary,primary,recordings,republican,school,shooting,texas,trapped,tribune,turnout,urgency,uvalde,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-national-bus-driver-shortage-is-upending-texas-beloved-friday-night-high-school-football-games--51745411https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51745411Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSchool leaders are offering more money and paid training for potential bus drivers. Some routes still go unserved.319bernie,bus,conspiracy,driver,football,games,lawsuit,national,sanders,school,shortage,texas,the,tribune,true,upending,vote,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-diverts-359-6-million-from-prisons-to-keep-greg-abbott-s-border-mission-operating--51734369https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51734369Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe latest infusion was among $874.6 million in “emergency” budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board, which is composed of GOP state leaders and budget writers.272abbott’s,amendment,border,church,diverts,from,greg,johnson,keep,lone,millions,mission,operating,politics,prisons,star,state,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dps-chief-steve-mccraw-says-his-agency-did-not-fail-at-uvalde-school-shooting-others-call-for-his-resignation--51710931https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51710931Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAt a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll step down only “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”297bullet,call,chief,did,dps,failed,mccraw,not,resignation,response,ron,school,shooting,steve,texas,train,tribune,uvalde,wilsoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-republicans-in-tight-races-open-to-rape-and-incest-exceptions-to-abortion-ban--51700036https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51700036Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneIn some battleground state legislative races, Republicans have been making overtures to those who believe the ban is too extreme. They have said they are open to revising the ban to include the exceptions — and even voiced confidence that the...243abbott,abortion,and,ban,court,defamation,dickson,exceptions,greg,incest,lawsuit,lee,mark,open,rape,republicans,supreme,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-suspending-political-donations-post-insurrection-at-t-valero-fund-election-deniers-in-the-midterms--51689962https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51689962Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAT&T and Valero were among a handful of political action committees that donated to candidates this cycle who have denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.311at&t,brittney,covid,donations,election-deniers,elementary,griner,math,political,post-insurrection,scores,texas,tribune,valerocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-voting-has-started-in-texas-here-are-your-rights-at-the-polls--51677876https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51677876Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneEarly voting runs until Friday, Nov. 4. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Friday, Oct. 28. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.320abbott,abortion,beto,biden,cruz,donald,early,election,joe,politics,polls,rights,ted,texas,tribune,trump,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dps-trooper-who-responded-to-uvalde-shooting-fired-amid-investigations-into-police-response--51664550https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51664550Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneDepartment of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Maldonado is the first state police officer fired in the aftermath of a botched police response to the shooting. He was the highest-ranking state trooper to initially respond to Robb Elementary School.315abbott,beto,dfps,donald,dps,election,fired,garza,ken,paxton,police,response,rochelle,shooting,teas,tribune,trooper,trump,uvalde,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voters-of-color-had-mail-in-ballots-rejected-at-higher-rates-than-white-voters-in-texas-march-primary--51639510https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51639510Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAsian voters were most disproportionately affected by the new ID requirements included in voting restrictions passed by the 2021 Legislature, a Brennan Center for Justice analysis found.305ballots,cornyn,election,georgia,google,herschel,john,ken,lawsuit,mail-in,paxton,primary,rejected,restrictions,senate,texas,tribune,voters,voting,walkercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1state-of-texas-struggles-to-get-guns-away-from-domestic-violence-suspects-leaving-victims-in-danger--51627882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51627882Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAlthough there are laws on the books preventing certain people from possessing guns, there are few places in the state where the criminal justice system has programs to hand over firearms to law enforcement — leaving survivors at a heightened risk for...262biden,county,danger,domestic,election,firearm,guns,harris,hidalgo,lina,poitics,shooting,suspects,texas,transfer,tribune,victims,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-paxton-texas-election-denier-in-chief-closes-in-on-third-term--51614864https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51614864Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThat Paxton is so close to securing his reelection this November as the state’s chief legal officer is raising alarms from election experts about the impact he could have on future contested elections, particularly if Trump runs for president again in...2732024,abbott,biden,border,denier,donald,election,fentanyl,greg,joe,ken,mexico,opiod,overdose,paxton,reelection,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/election-administrators-are-under-attack-in-texas--51603894https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51603894Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneWith the 2022 midterms less than a month away, election administrators in Texas and elsewhere continue to face a level of harassment and threats that experts say had never been experienced before the November 2020 presidential election.238administrators,are,attack,conspiracy,donald,election,in,maga,rally,right,robstown,texas,tribune,trump,under,wingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-outraise-democrats-in-battle-for-south-texas-congressional-seats--51592476https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51592476Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe three GOP candidates raked in a combined $4.3 million over the past three months, while their Democratic competitors got $2.4 million together, according to new campaign-finance filings.248abbott,biden,border,busing,congressional,democrats,desantis,ducey,immigrants,immigration,mexico,outraise,republicans,seats,south,texas,tribune,washingtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bexar-county-sheriff-certifies-that-migrants-flown-to-martha-s-vineyard-are-crime-victims-clearing-path-for-special-visas--51570317https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51570317Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe move clears a pathway for those people to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise would not have received.253abbott,beto,bexar,county,crime,desantis,flown,martha’s,migrants,o’rourke,ron,sheriff,special,texas,to,tribune,venezuelan,victims,vineyard,visascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dallas-county-judge-clay-jenkins-denies-he-wore-blackface-in-1983-college-trespass--51558277https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51558277Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneJenkins, one of the state’s most prominent Democrats, says he painted his face in camouflage when he and some friends stormed female classmates’ apartment at Baylor University in 1983.2781983,blackface,campaign,clay,college,county,dallas,dan,denies,funding,jenkins,judge,patrick,texas,tribune,veterans,worecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-may-delay-trial-for-alleged-walmart-shooter-if-federal-prosecutors-want-to-seek-death-penalty--51545326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51545326Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA state district judge in El Paso said Tuesday that he’ll wait to see what federal prosecutors decide in their case before moving ahead with a state trial for the man accused of killing 23 shoppers in 2019.272death,delay,federal,hal,harrell,penalty,prosecutors,reed,rodney,shooter,shooting,superintendent,texas,trial,tribune,uvalde,walmartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-schools-hire-and-then-fire-former-dps-trooper-under-investigation-for-shooting-response--51497536https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51497536Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:10:54 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott said the school district knew the ex-trooper “had actions inconsistent with training and department requirements.”267biden,civil,dps,fire,hire,investigation,ken,lgbtq,marijuana,pardon,paxton,possession,school,schools,shooting,texas,tribune,trooper,under,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-protestors-hold-vigil-demand-that-school-district-suspend-officers--51482198https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51482198Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneUvalde families say the school district hasn’t held five of its officers accountable for their part in law enforcement’s delayed action during the May 24 shooting.280abortion,affordable,ban,crisis,demand,district,housing,ken,officers,paxton,protestors,rent,restriction,school,shooting,suspend,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-national-guard-soldier-working-operation-lone-star-dies-by-suspected-suicide--51470851https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51470851Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:00:01 +0000Texas TribuneThe soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021.172a&m,border,dies,early,guard,immigration,lone,mexico,national,operation,polling,restrictions,soldier,star,suicide,supression,texas,tribune,vote,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-appoints-first-school-safety-chief-four-months-after-uvalde-shooting--51460587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51460587Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneJohn P. Scott, a former U.S. Secret Service agent, is tasked with ensuring Texas schools implement statewide safety policies and safeguard against school shootings.220abbott,appoints,chief,citizens,first,greg,naturalized,noncitizens,restrictions,safety,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvalde,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abbott-o-rourke-spar-over-immigration-abortion-and-uvalde-shooting-in-debate--51445578https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51445578Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe one-hour debate took place in Edinburg. It was the only scheduled debate between the two candidates before the November election.347abbott,abortion,cryptocurrency,debate,election,governor,immigration,migrant,o’rourke,shooting,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/families-of-three-uvalde-shooting-survivors-sue-school-district-gun-makers-city-officials-and-others--51422702https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51422702Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe lawsuit says each defendant played a part in the shooting’s tragic outcome, from failing to comply with safety protocols to pushing dark marketing that pitches lethal weapons to young minds.264border,city,dan,district,donald,families,gun,makers,of,officials,patrick,school,shooting,sue,survivors,texas,tribune,trump,uvalde,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/court-of-criminal-appeals-confirms-the-attorney-general-can-t-unilaterally-prosecute-election-cases--51411579https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51411579Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas Tribune205attorney,cancer,can’t,cases,charging,confirms,court,election,electric,general,ken,paxton,prosecute,station,texas,tribune,unilaterally,vehicle,veteranscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attorney-general-ken-paxton-fled-his-home-to-avoid-being-served-with-subpoena-court-record-says--51401508https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51401508Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneIn an affidavit, a process server said that the state’s top attorney tried to evade him as he attempted to deliver a subpoena from an abortion fund’s lawsuit against the state.285abortion,attorney,avoid,being,bob,fled,general,guns,his,home,ken,nichols,paxton,rape,restriction,served,subpoena,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-save-water-in-texas-these-nonprofits-are-paying-farmers-to-leave-it-in-reservoirs--51391542https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51391542Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAs Texas continues to battle drought, groups are trying a market-based solution to help farmers and protect what little water is left.220agriculture,aquifer,budget,conservation,drought,farmers,government,local,nonprofits,paying,property,reservoirs,save,tax,taxes,texas,to,tribune,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-cruz-denounces-new-gun-restrictions-as-he-argues-with-hecklers-in-austin--51380038https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51380038Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSpeaking at The Texas Tribune Festival, Cruz said armed security is a better way to keep schools safe.177abortion,austin,ban,cheney,cruz,dade,denounces,festival,gun,liz,phelan,restrictions,ted,texas,tribfest,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kamala-harris-to-headline-texas-democratic-party-fundraiser-one-month-before-midterm-election--51350661https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51350661Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Oct. 8 event in Austin will mark the Biden administration’s highest-profile political appearance in Texas since President Joe Biden and Harris took office.253biden,christi,corpus,democratic,desalination,election,epa,fundraiser,gulf,harris,joe,kamala,mexico,midterm,party,politics,president,texas,tribfest,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-venezuelan-migrants-flown-from-texas-to-massachusetts-sue-florida-gov-ron-desantis--51340719https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51340719Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false information about their final destinations.258abbott,buses,college,desantis,florida,governor,greg,immigration,massachusetts,mexico,migrants,ron,sue,texas,tribune,university,venezuelancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-tells-court-not-to-trust-biden-in-trump-records-case--51328112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51328112Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSeveral other Republican attorneys general joined Paxton in bashing the Biden administration, largely over previous policy decisions they disagreed with.3052nd,amendment,biden,busing,case,court,felony,guns,ken,migrants,not,paxton,records,ron,tells,texas,to,tribune,trump,trustcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-report-shows-texas-has-banned-more-books-than-any-other-state--51315892https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51315892Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAcross the country, more books have been challenged and removed as religious and conservative groups target LGBTQ and race issues.329any,banned,books,centene,crt,has,jackson,lgbtq,medicaid,more,other,racism,ronny,state,texas,than,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/second-bus-with-migrants-arrives-outside-kamala-harris-d-c-residence--51302169https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51302169Mon, 19 Sep 2022 05:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe migrants are part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing program.227abbott,arrives,ban,border,bus,d.c.,greg,harris,immigration,kamala,media,mexico,migrants,outside,residence,social,texas,tribune,twittercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-paxton-could-be-deposed-about-securities-fraud-accusations-after-election--51276249https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51276249Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe deposition is part of a lawsuit that is separate but related to the attorney general’s seven-year-old securities fraud indictment.252abbott,accusations,be,busses,could,deposed,election,floyd,fraud,george,greg,harris,house,kamala,ken,migrant,paxton,securities,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hispanic-texans-may-now-be-the-state-s-largest-demographic-group-new-census-estimates-show--51263848https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51263848Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneFor years, the state’s Hispanic population has grown significantly faster than the white population. The new census data is the first to reflect Texas passing a milestone in its cultural and political evolution.267census,cruz,demographic,estimates,group,gun,hispanic,largest,new,school,shooting,show,state’s,ted,texans,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-demands-biden-pull-his-student-loan-relief-plan--51249267https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51249267Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor joined 21 other Republicans in denouncing the president’s plan as harming Americans who didn’t go to college.272abbott,account,biden,cbp,dead,demands,greg,his,homophobic,ken,loan,plan,pull,relief,starr,student,texas,tribune,twittercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/does-a-fetus-count-in-the-carpool-lane-texas-abortion-law-creates-new-questions-about-legal-personhood--51237107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51237107Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneA pregnant Texas woman said her fetus should count as a person in an HOV lane. That legal question is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the thorny question of “personhood.”373abbott,abortion,abuse,ban,carpool,children,discrimintation,fetus,greg,law,lawsuit,personhood,prison,racial,system,texas,tjjd,tribune,university,utcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-dps-director-says-he-wishes-his-agency-had-taken-control-over-the-police-response-to-the-uvalde-shooting--51227213https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51227213Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:37:22 +0000Texas TribuneThe state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA TODAY that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff.337abbott,agency,bus,control,director,dps,had,mexico,migrants,police,response,shooting,taken,tesla,texas,to,tribune,uvalde,washington,wishescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-could-tie-community-college-funding-to-student-outcomes--51195326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51195326Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA commission tasked by the Texas Legislature to recommend new ways to fund community colleges is suggesting the state fund schools based on how successful students are at completing programs in high-demand fields and transferring to universities to...247college,community,conditions,could,funding,leaving,low,outcomes,overworked,pay,public,school,shortage,student,teacher,teaching,texas,tie,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-constable-33-officers-and-over-3-000-other-texans-were-members-of-the-oath-keepers-report-says--51180975https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51180975Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA recent analysis of Oath Keepers’ membership rolls leaked last year found that Texas had more members of the far-right extremist group than any other state — and the most who worked as elected officials, law enforcement officers or members of the...245care,constable,cruz,drugs,health,hiv,keepers,marriage,members,oath,of,officers,same-sex,ted,texans,texas,the,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-department-of-public-safety-officers-face-a-formal-investigation-over-uvalde-shooting-response--51166671https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51166671Wed, 07 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneHundreds of law enforcement officers from several local, state and federal agencies have been heavily criticized for the delayed response in confronting the gunman during the worst school shooting in Texas history.249abbott,class,day,department,elections,face,first,five,formal,gop,investigation,officers,public,response,safety,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/authorities-report-nine-drowning-victims-after-deadly-rio-grande-crossing--51153813https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51153813Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneOn Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that nine migrants had died while trying to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.219abortion,and,border,crossing,customs,died,drowning,grande,had,mexico,migrants,nine,protection,rape,rio,texas,tribune,u.s.,veterans,victimscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-housing-market-in-texas-shows-signs-of-cooling-down-after-the-pandemic-drove-it-to-new-heights--51122896https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51122896Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:10:41 +0000Texas TribuneTexas had more houses on the market in July than any time since late 2020 as home sales declined in the state’s major metros. Sellers have had to cut prices to entice buyers.255abbott,beto,border,busing,chicago,cooling,debate,housing,immigration,market,mexico,migrants,new,pandemic,texas,tribune,washington,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-child-welfare-agency-told-staffers-to-keep-quiet-about-gender-affirming-care-investigations-documents-show--51100205https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51100205Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Department of Family and Protective Services leaders instructed employees to avoid written communications about the cases and barred low-level employees from handling the investigations, according to internal agency communications.304abbott,agency,assault,child,crt,gender-affirming,greg,guns,investigations,keep,quiet,rifle,shooting,staffers,texas,to,told,tribune,uvalde,welfarecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-gas-companies-face-fines-up-to-1-million-for-failing-to-prepare-for-extreme-weather--51086706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51086706Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneCritics are skeptical about whether the new rules by the Railroad Commission will prevent another catastrophe like the power grid disaster in February 2021.282agriculture,companies,cotton,death,drought,electricity,extreme,fines,gas,grid,million,monkey,oil,power,pox,prepare,texas,tribune,weathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-a-decade-of-hype-dallas-houston-bullet-train-developer-faces-a-leadership-exodus-as-land-acquisition-slows--51073534https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51073534Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Central has made little visible progress financing the high-speed rail project and acquiring property for the route in recent years. The company maintains that the bullet train is still being developed but declined to provide details about the...231acquisition,bullet,dallas-houston,developer,dps,exodus,faces,land,leadership,open,police,records,school,sheriff,shooting,suit,texas,train,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-says-texas-can-t-ban-18-to-20-year-olds-from-carrying-handguns--51035373https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51035373Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneU.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, who cited the Second Amendment in his decision, stayed the ruling pending appeal.265abortion,abott,arredondo,government,gun,guns,law,policy,politics,reform,roe,schools,shooting,texas,tribune,trigger,uvalde,wadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-north-texas-school-district-now-lets-teachers-reject-children-s-pronouns-even-if-parents-approve-of-them--51013133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51013133Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe Grapevine-Colleyville district, between Dallas and Fort Worth, added two conservative members to its seven-member school board in May.269abbott,climate,drought,gender,government,heat,policy,politics,prison,rain,rainfall,school,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/congressional-candidate-monica-de-la-cruz-disparaged-covid-19-aid-despite-taking-thousands-of-dollars-for-her-businesses--50990694https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50990694Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneMonica De La Cruz runs on a campaign against runaway spending and “socialist” policies, blasting Democratic measures to expand federal assistance amid the pandemic.333abbott,businesses,congress,covid,government,policy,politics,religion,schools,signs,state,tax,taxes,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-is-facing-its-worst-drought-since-2011-here-s-what-you-need-to-know--50956659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50956659Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe drought will likely continue into the fall and winter.318attorney,climate,congress,drought,government,policy,politics,retirement,taxes,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-s-this-money-going-millions-donated-after-uvalde-shooting-still-haven-t-reached-victims-and-families--50935733https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50935733Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe largest fund for those affected by the May 24 massacre is still months away from distributing most of the $16 million it has raised. Some families are turning to smaller donations to get by.325books,education,energy,ercot,gun,policy,politics,school,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-the-robb-elementary-shooting-some-uvalde-parents-are-choosing-private-or-online-education--50915356https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50915356Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneFollowing a state report showing that almost 400 law enforcement officers showed up at the school on May 24, some Uvalde parents are doubtful over whether their kids will be safe in the district.290abortion,assault,government,guillen,guns,military,parents,policy,politics,schools,students,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-swears-at-greg-abbott-supporter-who-heckled-him-over-uvalde-shooting--50891827https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50891827Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneO’Rourke confronted a heckler at a campaign event Wednesday who laughed while he was talking about the Uvalde school shooting, telling the person, “It may be funny to you, m*****f*****, but it is not funny to me.”278abbott,abortion,ban,beto,curse,government,greg,guns,heckler,monkeypox,o’rourke,policy,politics,school,shooting,swears,texas,tribune,uvalde,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/phone-bills-are-about-to-go-up-for-some-in-texas-here-s-why--50881948https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50881948Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe rate increase will help replenish a state fund to maintain and operate cellphone networks in rural Texas. A court determined the state’s Public Utility Commission needed to restore $200 million in overdue money to the fund.295abbott,alex,beto,bills,cellphone,debate,go,governor,hikes,hook,jones,phone,puc,rate,sandy,settlement,some,texas,tribune,upcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fbi-search-of-trump-home-was-likely-vetted-carefully-despite-texas-republicans-claims-of-a-witch-hunt--50870623https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50870623Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneFederal authorities would have needed to meet an extraordinarily high threshold for probable cause to sign off on such a high-profile, politically explosive operation, legal experts say.327abbott,abortion,claims,cruz,despite,fbi,greg,home,hunt,mexico,migrant,mpp,new,republicans,search,ted,texas,trump,vetted,witchcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soldiers-are-more-likely-to-be-held-before-trial-for-drug-charges-than-for-sexual-assault-an-analysis-of-court-data-shows--50858437https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50858437Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneA first-of-its-kind analysis reveals that soldiers in the Army are more likely to be locked up ahead of trial for drug offenses than for sexual assault under a system that gives commanders control.293abbott,assault,border,bus,busses,charges,confinement,drug,greg,mexico,migrants,new,pretrial,sexual,soldiers,texas,trial,tribune,washington,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aclu-calls-on-feds-to-investigate-abbott-s-border-policy-transporting-migrants-back-to-border--50843428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50843428Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping its authority.266abbott,aclu,alex,back,berry,border,brutality,feds,greg,hook,investigate,jones,justin,migrants,police,policy,sandy,texas,transporting,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-is-considered-basic-health-care-in-mexico-city-its-clinics-are-open-to-u-s-women--50827607https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50827607Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePrivate clinics offer abortions at a fraction of the cost in the United States. City public health clinics may be more difficult to navigate but offer abortions free of charge, including for noncitizens.1168abortion,ban,basic,care,city,clinics,health,in,is,laws,mexico,open,roe,texas,to,tribune,u.s.,wade,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-epa-has-identified-23-u-s-facilities-that-are-emitting-toxic-air-pollution-that-puts-people-at-risk--50818300https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50818300Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneOne of them is in Laredo, which has elevated rates of cancer, according to a recent state analysis. The findings come after reporting by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.288abortion,air,ban,brittney,democrats,emitting,epa,ethylene,facilities,griner,kansas,oxide,pollution,republicans,texas,toxic,tribune,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-rural-texas-watching-greg-abbott-and-beto-o-rourke-dig-in-on-school-vouchers-fight--50808990https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50808990Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneO’Rourke is hammering Abbott over vouchers on the campaign trail in rural Texas, where Democrats know they need to do better and where vouchers are a political hot potato for Republicans.320abbott,alex,beto,choice,cruz,fight,greg,health,jones,o’rourke,public,rural,school,shooting,ted,texas,tribune,veteran,voucher,voucherscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/author-of-critical-race-theory-ban-says-texas-schools-can-still-teach-about-racism--50794422https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50794422Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneState Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, said his intention was never to gloss over American history or have negative effects on teachers and administrators. His comments to the State Board of Education come as members consider new social studies curriculum.418about,alex,ban,can,critical,crt,electricity,energy,grid,jones,race,racism,says,schools,still,teach,texas,theory,tribune,windcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/almost-600-texas-youth-are-trapped-in-a-juvenile-prison-system-on-the-brink-of-collapse--50783694https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50783694Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe agency is so understaffed that teens have reported spending up to 23 hours locked in their cells, using water bottles to go to the bathroom. A staggering number have hurt themselves or been placed on suicide watch.3336th,brink,collapse,dps,in,insurrection,january,juvenile,of,on,prison,riot,suit,system,texas,tjjd,trapped,tribune,trump,youthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bucking-other-texas-democrats-cuellar-and-gonzalez-vote-against-u-s-house-bill-that-would-ban-semi-automatic-weapons--50766852https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50766852Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas Tribune262against,alex,ban,bill,cuellar,democrats,gonzalez,hook,house,jones,mas,monkeypox,sandy,semi-automatic,shooting,texas,tribune,university,vote,weaponscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-troopers-are-causing-car-chase-fatalities-and-racially-profiling-drivers-under-abbott-s-border-crackdown-complaint-claims--50743040https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50743040Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneTwo civil rights groups have expanded their request for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Operation Lone Star, citing evidence of risky pursuits and more frequent traffic stops of Hispanic drivers.297abbott,arizona,biden,border,car,chase,d.c.,drivers,fatalities,greg,mayor,migrants,profiling,racially,semiconductor,texas,tribune,troopers,washingtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-cruz-says-texas-should-repeal-its-now-defunct-law-banning-gay-sex--50732359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50732359Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe law was made unenforceable by the Supreme Court in 2003, but Justice Clarence Thomas recently suggested that the court should reconsider it.215banning,brittney,cruz,exchange,gay,griner,heat,homeless,its,law,prisoner,repeal,russia,says,sex,should,ted,texas,tribune,weathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-texas-law-increasing-penalties-for-abortion-providers-goes-into-effect-aug-25--50721212https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50721212Wed, 27 Jul 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe U.S. Supreme Court issued its judgment Tuesday in the Mississippi case that revoked a constitutional right to abortion. That means Texas’ “trigger law” severely limiting the procedure will soon take effect.31325,abortion,august,cruz,effect,for,into,invreases,law,penalties,principal,providers,roe,semiconductor,shooting,supsended,texas,tribune,trigger,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-paxton-bans-staff-lawyers-from-speaking-at-state-bar-events-escalating-feud-sparked-by-2020-election--50711385https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50711385Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe bar, which licenses lawyers and offers training sessions, is suing Paxton in an attempt to sanction him for trying to block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump.2662020,at,bans,bar,donald,election,events,from,ken,lawyers,paxton,pay,shortage,speaking,state,teacher,teachers,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawyers-preparing-for-abortion-prosecutions-warn-about-health-care-data-privacy--50698728https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50698728Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneWhile people consider deleting period tracking apps and worry about interstate travel restrictions, most pregnancy-related criminalizations start in a much simpler way: with a report from a health care provider.231abortion,about,arredondo,ban,care,data,for,health,lawyers,pete,preparing,privacy,prosecutions,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvalde,warncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/offshore-wind-farm-proposed-for-gulf-of-mexico-near-galveston-could-power-2-3-million-homes--50674146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50674146Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTwo proposed wind farms off the Texas and Louisiana coasts would join offshore oil drilling rigs in the gulf as the Biden administration tries to boost the country’s clean energy supply.307abortion,ban,birth,contraceptives,control,farm,galveston,gulf,mexico,miscarriage,miscarriages,of,offshore,proposed,republican,texas,tribune,vote,windcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-superintendent-recommends-firing-police-chief-pete-arredondo--50663523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50663523Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe school board plans to meet Saturday to vote on the proposal, days after a Texas House committee report highlighted widespread failures in the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting.296arredondo,chief,cornyn,cruz,dallas,firing,gay,homophobic,marriage,pete,police,professor,recommends,shooting,texas,tribune,ut,uvalde,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/universities-in-texas-grapple-with-how-to-provide-reproductive-health-care-information-to-students-amid-new-abortion-laws--50651990https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50651990Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas’ abortion ban will go into effect around the start of the fall semester. The changing legal landscape is raising questions for public colleges about how to talk to students about reproductive health care options and creating hesitancy among...261abortion,arrested,care,escobar,four-day,health,information,laws,mineral,reproductive,school,students,texas,tribune,universities,veronica,week,wellscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-department-of-public-safety-investigating-how-91-of-its-troopers-and-rangers-responded-to-uvalde-school-shooting--50641219https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50641219Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe department’s officers made up nearly one-fourth of the 376 law enforcement members who responded to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. Announcement of the inquiry came one day after a report criticized police response to the massacre.305abortion,cruz,department,gay,investigating,its,marriage,mass,public,rangers,responded,safety,school,shooting,ted,texas,to,tribune,troopers,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/systemic-failures-in-uvalde-shooting-went-far-beyond-local-police-texas-house-report-details--50606953https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50606953Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools...250abortion,biden,details,failures,house,police,report,roe,school,shooting,systemic,texas,tribune,uvalde,wadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-police-officer-criticized-for-checking-his-phone-was-waiting-to-hear-from-his-dying-wife--50577558https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50577558Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas Tribune“I couldn’t say nothing seeing this man, who’s lost everything, maligned as if he was indifferent or actively malicious,” state Rep. Joe Moody, a member of the Uvalde House Investigating Committee, said on Twitter.332abortion,biden,checking,criticized,dying,gas,officer,oil,paxton,phone,police,revenue,state,sues,texas,to,tribune,uvalde,wifecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-asked-to-conserve-energy-to-protect-the-power-grid-for-the-second-time-in-a-week--50567353https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50567353Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexans have been asked to turn up their thermostats and avoid using large appliances from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The power grid operator said it does not expect rolling blackouts.2926th,committee,conserve,donald,energy,ercot,gohmert,grid,heat,january,louie,pollution,power,smog,texans,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-committee-to-release-uvalde-shooting-video-to-public-on-sunday--50553744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50553744Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneState Rep. Dustin Burrows will lead a private briefing for victims’ families in Uvalde on Sunday morning, allowing them to see the hallway video from a Robb Elementary School surveillance camera and discuss the committee’s preliminary report. Later,...254abortion,ban,biden,committee,house,ivf,jill,mass,release,school,shooting,tacos,texas,tribune,uvalde,videocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-grid-operator-urges-electricity-conservation-as-heat-wave-drives-up-demand--50542288https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50542288Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe state’s grid operator asked that Texans voluntarily reduce their power use on Monday as the blistering heat continues — and said no rolling blackouts are expected this week.247beto,conservation,death,demand,electricity,ercot,gonzales,governor,grid,heat,operator,o’rourke,outage,penalty,power,race,ramiro,texas,tribune,wavecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-have-been-slow-to-vaccinate-their-youngest-against-covid-19-but-they-re-slightly-ahead-of-the-national-average--50526941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50526941Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneFor some parents of kids under 5 who want to vaccinate them, the wait has been excruciating, fraught with delays and close calls. Others are hesitant to have their young children vaccinated.197children,covid-19,guns,mass,police,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvalde,vaccinate,vaccination,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-empowers-state-authorities-to-return-migrants-to-border-crossings--50505500https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50505500Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneImmigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility. Abbott appears to be testing the limits of state authority by empowering state law enforcement to bring migrants to the ports of entry — stopping short of using state resources to expel migrants...276abbott,authorities,border,brittney,detention,empowers,greg,griner,guilty,juvenile,mexico,migrants,return,state,system,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-officer-asked-permission-to-shoot-gunman-outside-school-but-got-no-answer--50492100https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50492100Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe report by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center says authorities missed other opportunities to stop the gunman before he killed 19 students and two teachers in Robb Elementary.318abbott,arrendondo,asked,beto,border,doj,greg,gunman,mass,mexico,officer,o’rourke,permission,school,shoot,shooting,texas,to,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-shooting-victims-aren-t-getting-compensated-from-state-fund-as-intended-officials-say--50478228https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50478228Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:24:06 +0000Texas TribuneState Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to remove the Uvalde County district attorney from overseeing the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center.337abbott,aren’t,bills,brittney,busbee,christina,compensated,electricity,energy,fund,gas,greg,griner,natural,shooting,state,texas,tribune,uvalde,victimscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-can-enforce-1925-abortion-ban-state-supreme-court-says--50464701https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50464701Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.2741925,abortion,arrendondo,ban,biden,can,court,enforce,fines,gass,lawsuits,oil,pete,prices,providers,says,shooting,supreme,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supreme-court-rules-biden-administration-can-end-remain-in-mexico-policy-sending-case-back-to-a-texas-court--50429941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50429941Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called the “remain in Mexico,” program in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court.274administration,biden,coal,court,education,emissions,end,epa,mexico,plant,policy,remain,sboe,school,slavery,supreme,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/53-people-who-died-in-human-smuggling-tragedy-came-from-mexico-guatemala-honduras-and-el-salvador--50410923https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50410923Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneTexas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico27953,abbott,abortion,border,dead,guatemala,honduras,human,mexico,migrants,people,roe,salvador,smuggling,texas,tribune,truck,wadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dps-director-steve-mccraw-says-officers-in-uvalde-could-have-taken-down-gunman-within-3-minutes-had-commander-not-hesitated--50285635https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50285635Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneMcCraw testified before a Texas Senate committee, laying blame on local police officers in Uvalde for not acting faster to save children in school shooting.307arredondo,biden,could,cuellar,down,dps,gas,gunman,have,henry,mccraw,officers,pete,prices,school,shooting,taken,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/senate-democrats-in-texas-call-again-for-a-special-session-on-gun-safety-in-response-to-uvalde-shooting--50271791https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50271791Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe senators said they would support proposals like raising the age to legally own an assault weapon from 18 to 21, creating red flag laws and regulating private gun sales.345abortion,call,convention,democrats,education,electric,gop,gun,safety,senate,session,sex,shooting,special,teachers,texas,transgender,tribune,uvalde,vehiclescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-race-for-governor-between-abbott-and-o-rourke-tightens-according-to-first-poll-since-uvalde-shooting--50220554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50220554Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA new Quinnipiac University poll shows that Gov. Greg Abbott’s 15-point lead has shrunk to 5 points over Beto O’Rourke as more Texas voters now say gun policies are a top priority.336abbott,biden,executive,governor,guns,lgbtq,odessa,order,o’rourke,poll,race,shooting,texas,tightens,transgender,tribune,uvalde,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greg-abbott-s-handwritten-notes-raise-fresh-questions-over-who-misled-him-about-uvalde-shooting-response--50208427https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50208427Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe nine pages of blue ink on white lined paper, first published by the Houston television station KTRK, show how the governor prepared his remarks for a news conference May 25, the day after the shooting — presumably based on information being given...345abbott,brittney,front,greg,griner,guns,handwritten,him,misled,notes,patriot,questions,raise,response,shooting,texas,tribune,uvalde,whocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-speaker-pitches-spending-more-than-100-million-for-mental-health-school-safety-programs--50193350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50193350Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneHouse Speaker Dade Phelan is also asking for more money for mental health and school safety programs.258$100,ercot,health,house,mass,mental,million,more,pitches,programs,safety,school,shooting,spanish,speaker,spending,texas,than,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-senators-reach-deal-on-gun-legislation-in-aftermath-of-uvalde-shooting--50179131https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50179131Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was one of the lead negotiators for the proposal, which would expand background checks for people under 21 and encourage states to enact “red flag” laws. Biden and House Democrats had wanted to go further.289aftermath,deal,gun,guns,in,laws,legislation,mass,of,on,reach,regulation,school,senate,senators,shooting,texas,tribune,u.s.,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-schools-police-chief-pete-arredondo-s-talks-with-the-texas-tribune--50149677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50149677Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneUvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo and his attorney granted an exclusive interview to The Texas Tribune to detail his version of what happened inside Robb Elementary School on May 24, when a shooter killed 21 people.325arredondo,chief,elementary,exclusive,guns,interview,mass,pete,police,response,restrictions,robb,school,schools,shooting,talks,texas,tribune,uvalde,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-investigation-into-law-enforcement-s-response-to-uvalde-shooting-won-t-be-criminal-doj-says--50131282https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50131282Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAuthorities have been criticized for waiting over an hour to enter the school and confront the shooter. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said law enforcement agencies have promised to cooperate with the federal inquiry.354abbott,doj,enforcement,federal,guns,institute,into,investigation,law,lawsuit,liberty,mass,response,restrictions,school,shooting,texas,transgender,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-native-matthew-mcconaughey-visits-white-house-to-push-for-stricter-gun-laws-and-mental-health-reform--50113180https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50113180Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas actor spoke at a press briefing Tuesday after meeting with President Joe Biden about responding to mass shootings. A Uvalde gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school last month.255dfps,for,gun,health,house,laws,mass,matthew,mcconaughey,mental,push,reform,restrictions,school,shooting,stricter,texas,tribune,uvalde,whitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-want-to-arm-more-school-employees-but-few-districts-are-opting-in--50095883https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50095883Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSince Texas launched the school marshal program in 2013, just 84 school districts out of more than 1,200 have armed school staff. Educators say the program’s lack of popularity shows that teachers don’t want to be the ones to defend schools from mass...360a&m,blinn,elon,firearm,gun,ken,kyle,marshal,mass,musk,paxton,program,restrictions,rittenhouse,school,shooting,texas,tribune,twitter,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/some-texas-gop-donors-urge-congress-to-act-on-gun-control-measures-like-red-flag-laws-expanded-background-checks--50076196https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50076196Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneMore than 250 self-declared gun enthusiasts, including donors who have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, have signed on to an open letter supporting Sen. John Cornyn’s efforts at bipartisan gun reform legislation.179act,arredondo,background,checks,congress,control,donors,expanded,flag,gop,gun,laws,measures,on,red,texas,to,tribune,urgecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-episode-city-cast-houston-presents-hurricanes-101--50055985https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50055985Sat, 04 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneHurricane season is here. City Cast Houston host Lisa Gray dives into how gulf coast residents can prepare with Hurricanes 101.980cast,change,city,climate,coast,global,gray,gulf,houston,hurricane,hurricanes,lisa,prepare,residents,season,storms,texas,tribune,warming,weathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-school-district-s-police-chief-didn-t-know-about-911-calls-coming-from-inside-the-school-lawmaker-says--50045110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50045110Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneState Rep. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, said the commanding officer at the scene of the shooting was not informed about the calls that Uvalde police were receiving, calling the lack of coordination a “system failure.”430911,about,arredondo,calls,chief,didn’t,district,from,gun,inside,know,mass,pete,police,restrictions,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-students-and-staff-not-returning-to-robb-elementary-school-after-deadly-shooting--50032326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50032326Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe district’s superintendent said students will be moved to other campuses but did not confirm reports that the Robb Elementary School building may be razed.273abbott,apd,deadly,elementary,gun,lawsuit,mass,not,police,restrictions,returning,robb,school,shooting,staff,students,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-buries-10-year-old-amerie-jo-garza-the-first-of-many-funerals-to-come--50021524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50021524Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneShe wanted to be an art teacher. Her favorite color was purple. She was laid to rest three weeks after her birthday.392abbott,amerie,beto,buries,chief,funeral,funerals,garza,greg,guns,jo,mass,o'rourke,police,restrictions,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-worshippers-pray-for-peace-healing-and-the-souls-of-21-lives-lost--50002969https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50002969Tue, 31 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneResidents of Uvalde, a deeply religious community, prayed, cried and embraced each other on the first Sunday since a gunman killed 21 people at an elementary school.30221,biden,children,church,democrat,fbi,gun,guns,justice,mass,police,regulations,school,shooting,teachers,texas,tribune,uvalde,victimscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/authorities-took-an-hour-to-stop-uvalde-gunman-raising-questions-about-law-enforcement-response--49962515https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49962515Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneOfficials clarified the timeline of the shooting Thursday after giving varying accounts. They refused to answer many questions about the tactics.289an,authorities,dps,enforcement,gunman,hour,law,mass,police,response,school,shooter,shooting,stop,texas,to,took,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uvalde-elementary-school-shooter-chronicled-his-actions-on-social-media-gov-greg-abbott-says--49947362https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49947362Thu, 26 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTop Texas Republicans also resist gun control and push for more armed teachers and police at schools in wake of Uvalde shooting256abbott,beto,control,elementary,gov.,greg,gun,mass,media,o’rourke,school,shooter,shooting,social,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-children-and-2-adults-dead-in-uvalde-elementary-school-shooting--49931451https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49931451Wed, 25 May 2022 03:44:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor said the shooter is also dead and is believed to have been killed by responding officers.18019,2,abbott,adults,children,control,dead,election,elementary,greg,gun,ken,mass,paxton,runoff,school,shooting,texas,tribune,uvaldecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-voters-will-finalize-which-democratic-and-republican-primary-candidates-will-be-on-the-ballot-in-the-november-general-election--49915435https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49915435Tue, 24 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn 50 races in the March 1 primary, no candidate exceeded 50% of the vote, bringing about runoff races between the candidates who came in first and second.220ballot,candidates,county,democratic,election,general,harris,ken,november,paxton,primary,republican,results,runoff,texas,tribune,voters,votinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/judge-blocks-biden-administration-from-lifting-public-health-order-used-to-quickly-expel-migrants--49896749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49896749Mon, 23 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe administration was set to end Title 42, a pandemic-era rule aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, on Monday. A lengthy legal battle is likely.26142,abortion,administration,biden,blocks,border,covid,elon,expel,health,immigration,judge,lifting,lyft,migrants,musk,order,texas,title,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-sen-john-cornyn-calls-ken-paxton-scandals-an-embarrassment-when-asked-about-attorney-general-runoff--49867539https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49867539Fri, 20 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneCornyn is the most prominent Texas Republican to criticize the attorney general’s rocky record ahead of his runoff election against George P. Bush.218attorney,bush,calls,census,cornyn,embarrassment,general,geprge,john,ken,paxton,runoff,scandals,texas,tribune,undercountcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-sen-ted-cruz-is-the-target-of-a-bar-association-complaint-over-his-role-in-undermining-the-2020-election-results--49855055https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49855055Thu, 19 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA group of lawyers says Cruz played an outsized role in the efforts to void the 2020 election results and accuses him of repeatedly making false claims about voter fraud.2772020,a,association,bar,complaint,cruz,election,is,ken,of,over,paxton,results,role,target,ted,texas,the,tribune,underminingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-grid-leaders-say-they-re-confident-the-lights-will-stay-on-in-texas-this-summer--49837537https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49837537Wed, 18 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake and ERCOT President Brad Jones said the power grid is prepared for record-breaking summer electricity demand.250abbott,commission,confident,electicity,ercot,grid,leaders,lights,on,power,public,railroad,sarah,stay,stogner,summer,texas,tribune,utility,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-federal-emergency-declaration-is-expected-to-last-through-at-least-mid-october-and-has-kept-states-from-dropping-people-from-medicaid-ro--49824936https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49824936Tue, 17 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe federal emergency declaration is expected to last through at least mid-October and has kept states from dropping people from Medicaid rolls.349breach,campaign,care,cruz,data,declaration,dropping,emergency,expected,federal,funding,healt,insurance,medicaid,people,scotus,ted,tribune,unisuredcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-voting-starts-today-for-may-24-primary-runoffs--49808433https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49808433Mon, 16 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe early voting period runs through Friday. Mail-in ballots must be returned by May 24.22024,austin,donald,early,election,electricity,ercot,grid,may,power,primary,runoffs,texas,tribune,trump,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republican-backed-texas-law-prohibiting-social-media-companies-from-banning-users-over-their-viewpoints-reinstated-by-appeals-court--49780235https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49780235Fri, 13 May 2022 00:42:10 +0000Texas TribuneThe court did not evaluate the law on its constitutionality but will allow it to go back into effect while a legal case plays out. Texas lawmakers passed the law, saying social media platforms have an anti-conservative bias.239appeals,banning,bush,companies,court,elon,george,ken,law,media,musk,paxton,prohibiting,reinstated,republican-backed,social,texas,tribune,users,viewpointscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-sens-ted-cruz-john-cornyn-poised-to-once-again-vote-against-bill-to-legalize-abortions--49753876https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49753876Wed, 11 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn February, Cruz and Cornyn voted against a similar bill that was inspired after Texas passed its abortion restriction law.174abortion,abortions,again,against,bill,cornyn,cruz,john,legalize,poised,public,roe,school,ted,texas,to,tribune,vote,vouchers,wadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-isn-t-ready-to-support-more-parents-and-kids-in-a-post-roe-world-advocates-warn--49735193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49735193Tue, 10 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneMore than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states.313abortion,and,care,health,insurance,isn’t,kids,more,parents,post-roe,ready,roe,scotus,support,texas,to,tribune,wade,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voters-in-texas-approve-two-modest-property-tax-relief-measures--49720183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49720183Mon, 09 May 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe state’s high property taxes have taken center stage as Texas’ real estate market explodes and drives up home values.188approve,board,conservative,county,crt,elections,measures,modest,property,racism,relief,school,tarrant,tax,texas,tribune,two,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-piles-of-campaign-cash-a-christian-cellphone-company-is-making-north-texas-school-board-races-a-state-battleground--49684366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49684366Fri, 06 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn Tarrant County, conservative PACs animated about the teaching of race and sexuality are flooding school board races with hundreds of thousands of dollars.263abbott,battleground,board,campaign,cash,cellphone,christian,company,crt,lgbtq,north,pac,races,racism,school,state,super,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/78-of-texas-voters-think-abortion-should-be-allowed-in-some-form-ut-poll-shows--49669077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49669077Thu, 05 May 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneOnly 15% of respondents to a recent University of Texas at Austin poll said access to the procedure should be completely outlawed.261abortion,abuse,allowed,bastrop,be,care,foster,majority,poll,refuge,roe,scotus,should,texas,the,think,tribune,ut,voters,wadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-texas-will-completely-ban-abortion--49649151https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49649151Wed, 04 May 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribunePolitico said it obtained a draft Supreme Court majority opinion indicating the landmark abortion ruling will be overturned. Abortion is still legal in Texas up to six weeks of pregnancy.229abortion,ban,completely,court,if,leaked,legal,opinion,overturns,rights,roe,scotus,supreme,texas,tribune,wade,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-redirects-500-million-from-other-agencies-to-fund-border-security-mission-through-end-of-fiscal-year--49631299https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49631299Tue, 03 May 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott said the money would be taken from the budgets of other Texas agencies, including nearly $210 million from the state’s Health and Human Services Commission over two years and about $160 million from the Texas Department of Public Safety.208$500,abbott,agencies,border,certification,from,fund,greg,lone,mexico,million,mission,other,redirects,security,star,teachers,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-asks-for-private-donations-to-bus-migrants-to-d-c-after-criticism-for-using-taxpayer-money--49591162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49591162Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe decision to crowdfund the free bus trips for migrants is a new development since his initial announcement on April 6 that the rides would be paid for by Texas taxpayers.206abbott,after,asks,border,bus,certification,criticism,d.c.,donations,for,greg,mexico,migrants,money,private,taxpayer,teachers,texas,tribune,usingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-guard-soldier-who-drowned-trying-to-help-migrants-wasn-t-equipped-with-flotation-device--49578779https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49578779Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneSpc. Bishop Evans died after jumping into the Rio Grande to save migrants. He and other members of Operation Lone Star were not provided safety equipment. Texas Military Department said an order for buoys and ropes was made but has not been fulfilled.214abbott,border,brittney,device,drowned,equipped,flotation,greg,griner,guard,help,mexico,migrants,national,reed,soldier,texas,trevor,tribune,wasn’tcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-texas-constitutional-amendments-could-lower-some-property-taxes-here-s-how-the-measures-work--49566094https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49566094Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe propositions on the May 7 ballot would lower property taxes by shifting more of the cost of public school funding to the state. But the measures’ language can be hard to understand.218amendments,appeal,constitutional,could,ken,lower,paxton,property,some,taxes,texas,tribune,two,whistleblowercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/melissa-lucio-s-execution-halted-by-texas-court-of-criminal-appeals--49552641https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49552641Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAcknowledging substantive questions about Lucio’s guilt and the fairness of her conviction, the appeals court blocked her Wednesday execution so the case can be further investigated.143appeals,army,bishop,border,by,court,criminal,evans,execution,guard,halted,lucio,melissa,mexico,national,of,soldier,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-guard-soldier-missing-after-trying-to-save-two-migrants-in-rio-grande--49538906https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49538906Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneRescue efforts have included search parties in boats and helicopters, as well as dive teams. The Guard member has not been found.15242,after,border,grande,guard,ken,mexico,migrants,missing,national,paxton,rio,save,soldier,texas,title,to,tribune,trying,twocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-did-greg-abbott-s-border-inspections-turn-up-oil-leaks-flat-tires-and-zero-drugs--49510898https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49510898Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor ordered troopers to thoroughly inspect every commercial truck coming from Mexico in what he described as an effort to stop illegal drugs and migrants from being smuggled into Texas. His order for increased state inspections led to trade...334abbott,abortion,border,drugs,flat,fraud,greg,hotze,inspections,leaks,mexico,oil,produce,steven,texas,tires,tribune,trucks,voter,zerocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-most-hated-conservative-college-student-in-the-state-how-a-unt-student-embroiled-her-campus-in-a-culture-war--49440092https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49440092Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSenior Kelly Neidert has repeatedly thrust the University of North Texas into the conservative media spotlight, most recently by bringing Texas House candidate Jeff Younger to campus. Her motive? It depends on who you ask.278campus,conservatives,cuellar,culture,democrats,filemon,gonzalez,henry,jeff,kelly,neidert,south,student,texas,tribune,unt,vicente,war,young,youngercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-bus-of-migrants-arrives-in-washington-d-c-from-texas-under-abbott-s-new-controversial-plan--49430087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49430087Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAbout 30 people from Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua traveled to the U.S. capital as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan in response to the end of Title 42.264abbott’s,arrives,border,bridge,bus,controversial,d.c.,economy,first,in,inspection,mexico,migrants,plan,texas,to,tribune,truck,truckers,washingtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/predicting-food-shortages-sid-miller-calls-on-gov-greg-abbott-to-stop-new-vehicle-inspections-at-the-border--49419124https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49419124Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott’s new policy has resulted in hourslong delays and protest blockades at border crossings. The state’s agriculture commissioner criticized the measure as an “economy killing action.”327abbott,at,beto,biden,border,calls,food,greg,inspections,mexico,migrant,miller,on,o'rourke,shortages,sid,stop,texas,tribune,vehiclecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/international-trade-halted-at-texas-border-crossing-as-truckers-protest-greg-abbott-s-new-inspections--49404396https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49404396Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneImporters said buyers have already canceled orders and the blockade could impact the flow of produce to restaurants and grocery stores around the country.240abbott,aides,biden,border,crossing,greg,halted,hidalgo,immigration,indicted,inspections,international,lina,new,protest,texas,trade,trucker,truckerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-pursuing-an-indictment-starr-county-da-drops-murder-charge-over-self-induced-abortion--49389768https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49389768Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneTexas law exempts a pregnant person from being charged with murder or any lesser homicide charge for an abortion.257abbott,abortion,border,charged,herrera,homicide,inspection,lizelle,mexico,murder,person,pregnant,texas,transgender,tribune,vehicle,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/some-landlords-got-a-piece-of-texas-2-billion-in-rent-relief-money-and-evicted-their-struggling-tenants-anyway--49361474https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49361474Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneIt’s unclear whether landlords face any penalties by state agencies for improperly evicting tenants while receiving rent relief dollars intended to help those tenants stay housed during the COVID-19 pandemic.286brown,court,covid,cruz,evicted,evictions,hidalgo,jackson,ketanji,landlords,lina,money,relief,rent,supreme,tenants,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-s-plan-to-bus-migrants-to-washington-d-c-will-be-voluntary--49349269https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49349269Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott said he’s responding to the Biden administration announcement that it will lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that allowed immigration authorities to turn away migrants at the border, even those seeking asylum.353abbott,ballots,border,bus,d.c.,dorms,gender,greg,lost,mexico,migrants,plan,restriction,texas,tribune,university,voluntary,voting,washingtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-guard-s-border-mission-needs-an-additional-531-million-to-continue-past-this-month-top-general-says--49335132https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49335132Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Military Department leaders say they’ve addressed many of the issues that arose late last year when the mission ramped up to 10,000 service members — but more money is needed to run the mission at its current pace.194$531,abortion,additional,bill,border,continue,gaurd,million,mission,month,national,needs,oklahoma,past,texas,this,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lt-gov-dan-patrick-wants-texas-version-of-florida-law-that-critics-dubbed-don-t-say-gay-bill--49322937https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49322937Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Florida law prohibits teachers from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity to kids below the fourth grade.289abuse,care,dan,deaths,dfps,don't,florida,foster,gay,kim,law,olson,patrick,say,texas,tribune,versioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/operation-lone-star-is-meant-to-stop-cartels-and-smugglers-instead-it-mostly-arrests-migrants-for-misdemeanor-trespassing--49305588https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49305588Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe largest share of Operation Lone Star arrests were of people accused only of trespassing on private property. Many spend months in prison, but the strategy does not appear to have slowed immigration.219arrests,border,cartels,cuellar,for,henry,lone,marijuana,mexico,migrants,misdemeanor,operation,star,texas,tresspassing,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teachers-in-texas-say-they-re-pushed-to-the-brink-by-law-requiring-them-to-spend-dozens-of-hours-unpaid-in-training--49276190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49276190Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneK-3 teachers in Texas have until 2023 to complete a 60-hour “Reading Academies” course to keep the job. It’s taking some 120 hours on their own time to finish.259amber,botham,by,covid,crockett,guyger,jasmine,jean,law,pandemic,pushed,requiring,teachers,texas,training,tribune,unpaidcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-grid-and-texas-energy-sectors-facing-elevated-russian-cyber-threats-during-war-in-ukraine--49260318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49260318Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneUtility companies and key oil and gas transportation hubs are on high alert as Russian hackers have been probing energy infrastructure’s digital networks for weak points.325abbott,abuse,care,cyber,elevated,energy,foster,grid,immigration,mexico,power,russia,russian,sex,system,texas,threats,tribune,ukraine,warcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schools-in-texas-won-t-lose-funding-for-attendance-drops-during-the-pandemic--49246871https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49246871Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn Texas, schools are funded based on the number of students enrolled and the daily attendance on campus.267abbott,abuse,a&m,attendance,care,covid,for,foster,funding,lose,pandemic,refuge,schools,sexual,students,texas,tribune,ukraine,won’tcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amid-russian-aggression-fort-worth-leaders-say-the-f-35-fighter-jet-s-value-is-now-on-display-in-europe--49232204https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49232204Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneBudget hawks deride the fighter jet, built largely in Fort Worth, as a costly boondoggle. But with war in Ukraine, the F-35’s presence is being felt across Europe.257bus,covid,europe,f-35,fighter,fort,jet,jet’s,laredo,mexico,nuevo,russia,russian,texas,tribune,ukraine,vaccine,worthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feds-restore-billions-in-halted-payments-to-texas-hospitals-but-the-fight-over-uninsured-care-continues--49218475https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49218475Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe money reimburses hospitals for the services they provide to Medicaid patients in Texas.2541115,aisd,billions,feds,funding,hospitals,lgbtq,medicaid,paxton,payments,pride,restore,texas,the,transgender,tribune,uninsured,waiver,weekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wildfire-risk-remains-high-for-much-of-texas-in-the-days-ahead-fire-officials-say--49193755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49193755Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneClimate change has made the Texas heat hotter and longer-lasting, enhancing drought conditions that set the stage for intense fires. More than 40% of the state is in an extreme drought.327fires,for,gas,high,kids,much,of,oil,paxton,permian,production,remains,risk,russia,texas,transgender,tribune,ukraine,west,wildfirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-funds-bring-new-legal-challenges-to-overturn-texas-ban--49178006https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49178006Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas law has proven largely impervious to judicial review. But lawyers representing abortion advocacy groups believe opponents may have given them an opening to challenge the law in a more friendly federal court.314abortion,amanda,ban,bring,challenges,chris,edwards,hollins,houston,judicial,law,lawyers,legal,lgbtq,mayor,new,overturn,pelosi,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-deadly-tornadoes-tear-through-texas-gov-greg-abbott-declares-disaster-for-16-counties--49161108https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49161108Thu, 24 Mar 2022 01:18:36 +0000Texas TribuneAt least 20 tornadoes were reported across the state and Oklahoma, which tore through homes and buildings on Monday. At least two dozen people were injured and a woman died, authorities said.24816,abbott,brown,counties,court,cruz,declaration,declares,disaster,for,jackson,ketanji,nominee,scotus,storm,supreme,ted,texas,tornadoes,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-brags-about-his-border-initiative-the-data-doesn-t-back-him-up--49129282https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49129282Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe statistics that Texas leaders use to boast about Operation Lone Star raise more questions than answers.223abbott,back,border,data,deportation,greg,initiative,jail,lawyer,lone,mexico,migrants,operation,star,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russia-extends-detention-for-wnba-star-brittney-griner-as-texans-in-congress-call-for-her-release--49101155https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49101155Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneGriner will be under arrest until at least May 19, according to Russian state media.285arrest,biden,brittney,buttigieg,detention,divestment,gas,griner,high,oil,pete,rail,russia,speed,texas,transportation,tribune,wnbacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-blasts-greg-abbott-for-latest-foster-care-abuse-allegations--49089380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49089380Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneO’Rourke said the governor ignored longstanding problems that allegedly allowed foster kids, who had been victims of sex trafficking, to be abused by employees at a state-contracted facility charged with caring for children.259abbott,abuse,allegations,austin,beto,blasts,care,for,foster,greg,latest,lawsuit,o’rourke,professor,tenure,texas,tribune,utcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-national-guard-troops-were-dispatched-to-wealthy-ranches-with-private-security-as-part-of-border-mission--49075857https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49075857Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe dispatching of troops to wealthy private ranches, far from the border, raises questions about the use of National Guard troops, who have widely decried the mission as aimless, political and oversized, as the cost of the effort has already...300biden,border,guard,king,lone,mission,national,operation,paxton,private,ranch,ranches,security,star,texas,tribune,trump,wealthycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-one-third-of-texas-child-care-providers-closed-during-the-pandemic-they-ve-mostly-reopened--49063693https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49063693Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAlthough child care providers have mostly reopened, 8% have closed permanently since the start of the pandemic — and 57% of Texas counties still qualify as child care deserts.233abbott,care,child,closed,department,during,lone,military,national,norris,operation,pandemic,providers,replaced,star,suelzer,texas,thomas,tracy,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/apple-google-among-dozens-of-corporations-condemning-texas-order-to-investigate-families-of-trans-kids--49049554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49049554Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe letter was also signed by Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, Dow and Capital One. The companies said they do business, create jobs and serve customers in Texas and are committed to creating safe communities for LGBTQ people.155abbott,abuse,apple,bastrop,child,condemning,corporations,families,google,investigate,kids,order,refuge,sexual,texas,trans,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foster-girls-who-d-been-victims-of-sex-trafficking-endured-fresh-abuse-at-a-state-shelter-report-says--49024129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49024129Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe children were sexually abused and neglected while at The Refuge, a facility located in Bastrop contracted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, according to a report from a current employee.207abbott,abuse,assault,bastrop,border,foster,girls,lonestar,migrants,operation,refuge,sex,sexual,shelter,state,texas,trafficking,tribune,victims,webbcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/court-upholds-order-stopping-child-abuse-investigation-into-texas-trans-teen-s-family--49011755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49011755Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe appeals court’s decision allows a lower court to hold a hearing on whether Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate certain gender-affirming care as child abuse can stand.224abbott,abuse,a&m,care,child,court,greg,health,investigation,ken,lawsuit,order,paxton,russia,stopping,texas,trans,transgender,tribune,upholdscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harris-county-election-chief-resigns-as-political-parties-demand-answers-over-fumbled-vote-count--48998960https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48998960Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneRepublicans are suing and Democrats want a full review after Harris County missed deadlines to have its votes tallied and failed to count 10,000 ballots in its initial returns.317ballots,chief,college,collin,commissioner,count,county,crt,election,harris,harvey,hud,hurricane,land,money,relief,resigns,texas,tribune,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-wants-task-force-to-examine-state-teacher-shortage--48987724https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48987724Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTeaching demands during the pandemic have exacerbated the nation’s teacher shortage. Abbott wants a task force to investigate.282abbott,ban,beto,force,gas,greg,grid,kelcy,lawsuit,oil,o’rourke,power,russian,shortage,storm,task,teacher,texas,tribune,warrencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/students-in-texas-push-back-against-book-bans--48974132https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48974132Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneStudents are forming banned-book clubs and distribution drives to contest restrictions that focus mostly on LGBTQ and racial themes.​300against,arrest,back,bans,book,brittney,childrens,griner,hormone,hospital,houston,kids,push,russia,students,texas,therapy,transgender,tribune,wnbacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-introducing-city-cast-houston--48941450https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48941450Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneWe have something special for you today. It's an episode of City Cast Houston, a new podcast about Texas' largest city.1053flooding,houston,texascleanbonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-texas-targets-trans-kids-their-families-scramble-to-find-lawyers--48944595https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48944595Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneEver since Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children, LGBTQ+ affirming family lawyers statewide have been deluged with calls.281abbott,banned,books,families,find,kids,lawyers,lgbtq,paxton,scramble,targets,texas,to,trans,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-van-taylor-ends-reelection-campaign-after-he-admits-to-affair--48930720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48930720Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneTaylor made the announcement hours after he finished his five-way primary with 49% of the vote. Former Collin County Judge Keith Self, who finished second, is now likely to become the next congressman for the 3rd District.264admits,affair,campaign,christian,cisneros,cuellar,ends,henry,jessica,joya,reelection,sarah,stogner,tania,taylor,texas,to,tribune,van,waynecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greg-abbott-beto-o-rourke-easily-win-gubernatorial-primaries-setting-up-november-race--48918985https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48918985Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:55:29 +0000Texas TribuneDecision Desk HQ called both Abbott’s and O’Rourke’s primary wins and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could be headed for a runoff211abbott,beto,election,greg,gubernatorial,ken,locations,november,o’rourke,paxton,polling,primaries,primary,race,runoff,texas,tribune,voting,wincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-to-watch-for-during-the-texas-primary-election--48905900https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48905900Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneTexas voters are heading to the polls Tuesday with a lot of decisions to make about who will represent their parties going forward into November.376abbott,abortion,democrat,election,governor,greg,ken,november,paxton,primary,republican,texas,tribune,tuesday,vote,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/transgender-texas-kids-are-terrified-after-governor-orders-that-parents-be-investigated-for-child-abuse--48889147https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48889147Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneSome experts doubt that classifying gender-affirming care as child abuse would hold up in court, but families still feel targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott’s new order182abbott,abuse,be,cdc,child,covid,governor,greg,investigated,ken,kids,mandates,mask,orders,parents,paxton,terrified,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voter-turnout-in-texas-primaries-is-dramatically-low--48865974https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48865974Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas has a history of a dismal turnout rate in primary elections. New political maps and voting law could create more obstacles.277abbott,children,covid,dismal,foster,gas,greg,kids,low,oil,political,primaries,primary,russia,texas,transgender,tribune,turnout,vaccine,votercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-guard-members-sound-off-on-texas-border-mission-in-leaked-morale-survey--48850864https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48850864Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneFrustration, anxiety and anger prevailed in the survey responses obtained by the The Texas Tribune and Military Times. The survey includes responses from nearly 250 members of Task Force South, one of six units that fall under the umbrella of...367abbott,austin,border,cruz,greg,guard,members,mission,morale,national,pipeline,police,protest,putin,russia,survey,ted,texas,tribune,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attacks-fly-in-final-days-of-attorney-general-ken-paxton-s-primary-fight--48838009https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48838009Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribunePaxton is targeting one of his challengers, Louie Gohmert, while another challenger, George P. Bush, is going after challenger Eva Guzman.249attorney,austin,bush,eva,fight,general,george,gohmert,guzman,ken,kirk,louie,mayor,paxton,paxton’s,primary,race,texas,tribune,watsoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whistleblowers-say-ken-paxton-is-misleading-texans-about-his-bribery-and-abuse-of-office-allegations--48824642https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48824642Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe whistleblowers made their first statement about Paxton’s decision to fire them since filing a lawsuit against the attorney general.263abortion,about,abuse,allegations,and,bribery,fbi,his,ken,misleading,of,office,paxton,pregnancy,rgv,teen,texans,texas,tribune,whistleblowerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/listen-to-the-stories-of-texans-who-lived-through-2021-s-historic-winter-storm--48786030
Many Texans still question the reliability of the power grid and wonder if state authorities have prepared for another storm like the one that left an indelible mark starting on Valentine’s Day 2021.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48786030Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneFor the anniversary of the winter storm that staggered Texas, The Texas Tribune called dozens of Texans from around the state. They shared their experiences during the storm and how it continues to impact them. The storm brought days of subfreezing...
Many Texans still question the reliability of the power grid and wonder if state authorities have prepared for another storm like the one that left an indelible mark starting on Valentine’s Day 2021.]]>752blackout,storm,texas,wintercleanbonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/partisan-tactic-by-lt-gov-dan-patrick-s-campaign-delays-thousands-of-requests-for-mail-in-ballots-from-texas-voters--48779716https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48779716Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribunePatrick’s mass mailing urging voters to apply for mail-in ballots included return envelopes addressed to the Texas secretary of state’s office. The applications are supposed to be sent to local offices, but Patrick’s campaign says voters don’t trust...335austin,ballots,campaign,charter,crt,dan,delays,for,indicted,mail-in,of,officers,patrick’s,police,requests,schools,texas,thousands,tribune,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ut-faculty-members-demand-answers-after-dan-patrick-says-liberty-institute-intended-to-fight-critical-race-theory--48765250https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48765250Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:14:40 +0000Texas TribuneThe lieutenant governor vowed to ban the teaching of critical race theory at Texas’ public colleges and universities.323biden,critical,crt,dan,faculty,fight,institute,intended,liberty,masks,opiods,patrick,planes,race,says,settlement,texas,theory,tribune,utcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-with-disabilities-fear-new-restrictions-on-voting-help-could-mean-criminal-charges-at-the-polls--48749819https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48749819Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneDisability rights advocates say the state has not provided enough guidance about the type of help people with disabilities can and can’t receive under new voting laws passed last year.320border,carroll,charges,criminal,crt,disabilities,help,isd,naacp,new,polls,racial,racist,restrictions,texans,texas,tribune,voting,wall,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-year-after-the-electric-grid-failed-texas-focuses-on-reliability-not-climate-change--48733950https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48733950Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneTransitioning the electricity grid to cleaner fuels is one of the best tools humanity has to fight climate change — which brings severe weather that taxes the grid. But a year after the winter storm, Texas leaders aren’t talking about decarbonizing.337change,climate,electric,facebook,failed,focuses,gas,grid,ken,lawsuit,not,oil,on,paxton,reliability,solar,storm,texas,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-voting-for-the-texas-primary-election-begins-today--48719523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48719523Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThis will be the first election in which Texans will be voting in new political districts.216ballot,begins,districts,early,election,governor,new,political,primary,texans,texas,today,tribune,vote,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-obscurity-to-a-nobel-prize-nomination-houston-scientists-acclaimed-for-their-patent-free-covid-19-vaccine--48666001https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48666001Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneCorbevax, a low-cost coronavirus vaccine created in Houston, could be a better weapon against COVID-19 by reaching the unvaccinated in poorer countries.261corbevax,covid-19,homeless,houston,nobel,patent-free,prize,scientists,storm,texas,tribune,vaccine,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-s-power-grid-held-up-during-last-week-s-winter-weather-experts-say-it-wasn-t-seriously-tested--48649263https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48649263Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneExperts say it’s unclear whether changes mandated by Texas lawmakers to prevent widespread power outages like those last February made a significant difference during a weaker winter storm.327air,baptist,church,fbi,first,force,grid,nehls,power,riot,shooting,springs,storm,sutherland,tested,texas,tribune,troy,weather,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/earthquakes-in-texas-doubled-in-2021-scientists-cite-years-of-oil-companies-injecting-sludgy-water-underground--48635208https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48635208Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe surge in seismic activity from increased underground pressure is shaking the West Texas ground and rattling longtime residents.2552021,companies,covid,doubled,earthquakes,effects,fracking,gass,injecting,oil,pregnancy,pregnant,scientists,texas,tribune,vaccibnecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/austin-residents-warned-to-boil-water-before-using-it--48616316https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48616316Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe City of Austin issued a boil water notice Saturday night due to what it called an “internal treatment process issue.”187a,austin,boil,democrats,dutton,harold,house,issued,notice,texas,tribune,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-leaders-project-higher-peak-electricity-demand-on-friday--48581121https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48581121Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneTexas is expected to see more demand for electricity on Friday morning than previously projected.343board,demand,electricity,grid,higher,peak,power,project,propoganda,public,quit,rent,republican,school,state,storm,superintendents,texas,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-winter-storm-is-heading-to-texas-here-s-what-that-means-for-the-power-grid--48565505https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48565505Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe weather is not expected to be as severe or last as long as last year’s freeze. Texas leaders do no not expect systemwide blackouts, but they have warned that local power outages are possible throughout the state.206abbott,covid,deaths,electricity,ercot,gas,greg,grid,oil,power,production,rates,snow,storm,texas,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leaders-warn-of-treacherous-driving-conditions-and-possible-local-power-outages-as-freezing-weather-approaches-texas--48548071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48548071Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott said he could not guarantee power would stay on throughout Texas this week, just two months after he promised the lights would stay on this winter.258abbott,biden,black,court,cruz,electricity,ercot,greg,grid,joe,offensive,power,scotus,storm,supreme,ted,texas,tribune,winter,womancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deplorable-conditions-unclear-mission-texas-national-guard-troops-call-abbott-s-rushed-border-operation-a-disaster--48532016https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48532016Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor has sent waves of troops to the border as Guard officials scramble to execute a massive mobilization that normally takes months to properly plan. Some Guard members say it's causing people to leave the service altogether.318abbott,border,conditions,deplorable,disaster,greg,guard,health,lonestar,mental,mission,national,operation,suicide,teen,texas,tribune,troops,unclearcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-in-texas-trumpet-their-support-for-another-trump-presidential-bid-at-conroe-rally--48515387https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48515387Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe rally in the Houston suburbs put on full display how much of a grip former President Donald Trump still has on Texas Republican leaders.333administration,bid,biden,conroe,donald,epa,ethylene,immigration,ken,oxide,paxton,polution,presidential,rally,republicans,sues,support,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/omicron-pushes-texas-icus-to-the-brink--48475662https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48475662Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA staffing shortage crisis and a surge in patients from the omicron variant have pushed the number of Texas intensive care unit beds to its lowest since the pandemic began. The shortage affects not just patients with the coronavirus, but every Texan...242attorney,beds,covid,economy,election,general,gohmert,growth,icu,job,ken,louie,omicron,paxton,pushes,race,texas,tribune,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-dan-crenshaw-sends-mail-in-ballot-applications-to-voters-after-texas-banned-the-practice-for-local-election-officials--48461163https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48461163Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe GOP-backed voting law — passed under the banner of ensuring election integrity — banned local election officials from sending out unsolicited mail-in ballot applications. But Crenshaw and other politicians can still do it.427applications,azerbaijan,ballot,banned,cases,crenshaw,cuellar,dan,election,for,henry,ken,local,mail-in,officials,paxton,sends,texas,tribune,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-fbi-raid-u-s-rep-henry-cuellar-says-investigation-will-prove-no-wrongdoing-on-my-part--48444184https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48444184Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneHe also reiterated he is not backing away from his bid for another term in the March primary. “Let me be clear: I’m running for reelection and I intend to win,” Cuellar said.319abortion,bernice,cuellar,eddie,fbi,fort,henry,investigation,johnson,lubbock,parenthood,planned,raid,rep,rights,texas,tribune,u.s.,worthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pipeline-company-walks-back-threat-to-cut-off-gas-to-texas-power-plants--48384832https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48384832Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe new development ends the immediate threat that up to 400,000 customers could lose power, but the underlying financial dispute between two energy giants stemming from last February's winter storm remains unresolved.300alex,company,cut,don,electricity,energy,gas,huffines,jones,off,pipeline,plants,power,racist,staffer,texas,threat,transfer,tribune,vistracleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fbi-agents-descended-on-democratic-u-s-rep-henry-cuellar-s-house-but-won-t-say-what-they-re-investigating--48371334https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48371334Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAn FBI spokesperson said the agency was present on two streets around Cuellar’s house in Laredo “conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity.”275agents,bastrop,campaign,court,cruz,cuellar,fbi,finance,fire,henry,house,lawsuit,raid,rep.,supreme,ted,texas,tribune,u.s.cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/agriculture-commissioner-sid-miller-s-political-consultant-indicted-on-charges-of-theft-bribery-in-hemp-license-scheme--48355536https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48355536Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe indictment comes as Miller seeks a third term as agriculture commissioner. Miller is up against two Republican challengers in the March primary, state Rep. James White, R-Hillister, and Carey Counsil, an economics professor at Blinn College.209agriculture,bribery,charges,commissioner,consultant,eddie,hemp,indicted,license,lucio,miller,of,on,political,scheme,sid,texas,theft,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/terror-of-synagogue-standoff-is-no-isolated-incident-to-texas-jewish-leaders--48340713https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48340713Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneNews of Congregation Beth Israel hostages' safe escape is met with intense relief, but communities feel pain and fear over the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks and incidents in Texas and beyond.254abbott,biden,colleyville,election,greg,hostage,incident,jewish,joe,mail-in,primary,registration,standoff,synagogue,terror,texas,tribune,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/probe-of-texas-national-guard-border-mission-demanded-over-suicide-attempts-abysmal-conditions-and-delayed-pay--48288499https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48288499Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe call for action from Texas Democrats comes as another service member based in the city of Pharr survived a suicide attempt on Sunday, according to an incident report obtained by Army Times and The Texas Tribune.386abortion,arrest,border,delayed,guard,keepers,lawsuit,mission,national,oath,parenthood,pay,planned,probe,rhodes,stewart,suicide,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-s-required-to-get-vaccinated-in-texas--48274565https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48274565Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Supreme Court is expected to make a decision soon that will shape the future of vaccine policies. But as litigation stands, federal mandates for Texas Army National Guard members and employers of large businesses are currently in effect.313abbott,biden,care,climate,covid,december,greg,guard,health,lone,mandates,national,operation,star,suicide,texas,tribune,vaccine,warm,workercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/covid-19-kept-texas-democrats-off-the-campaign-trail-in-2020-not-this-time--48259313https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48259313Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneIn 2020, Democrats took their campaign efforts virtual. But they later admitted that the lack of in-person campaigning hurt them at the polls.2692020,2021,abbott,austin,ballot,campaign,celia,city,covid-19,democrats,election,greg,israel,marijuana,mayor,pot,texas,trail,tribune,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rice-and-15-other-universities-accused-of-conspiring-to-limit-financial-aid--48243743https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48243743Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneA federal lawsuit accuses Rice University of engaging in price-fixing in collaboration with other prestigious private schools across the country, inflating the cost of college for students who need aid.23615,accused,aid,conspiring,county,financial,forfeiture,illegal,limit,of,property,real,rice,seized,seizure,sheriff,texas,to,tribune,universitiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-texas-gop-s-voting-meme-shows-how-trump-style-messaging-wins-internet-s-attention--48231899https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48231899Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Republican Party of Texas’ meme that equated COVID-19 test wait times with waiting in line to vote is the latest example of a growing — and successful — political social media strategy, experts say.304attention,chinese,gop,how,internet’s,luther,meme,messaging,shelley,shows,students,texas,tribune,trump-style,voting,winscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-least-63-texans-including-a-state-house-candidate-are-accused-of-taking-part-in-the-capitol-insurrection--48197838https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48197838Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas has among the highest number of residents charged in the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. At least five Texans have already been convicted.2322020,63,accused,capitol,cruz,donald,election,in,insurrection,of,part,riot,taking,ted,texans,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/natural-gas-production-dropped-in-texas-during-recent-cold-front-reviving-concerns-about-electric-grid--48184787https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48184787Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneEnergy experts said the production drop during a relatively ordinary cold front could be a bad sign for the grid if the state is struck by extreme winter weather again.2396,about,cold,concerns,dropped,during,election,electric,front,gas,grid,insurection,january,natural,production,riot,taylor,texas,tribune,vancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/allen-west-blasts-gov-greg-abbott-over-suicides-pay-problems-among-national-guardsmen-at-the-border--48170882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48170882Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott’s political challenger said guard members deployed to Operation Lone Star are facing late pay, being exposed to COVID-19, experiencing supply shortages and dealing with added stress that has led to multiple suicides tied to the mission.289abbott,allen,biden,blasts,border,cruz,greg,guardsmen,impeachment,mexico,national,omicron,over,pay,problems,suicides,ted,texas,tribune,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-puts-final-estimate-of-2021-winter-storm-death-toll-at-246--48158079https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48158079Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneOfficials added 36 to the estimate of lives lost in the disaster, which knocked out power in much of the state. Some experts place the toll even higher.1732021,246,at,covid,dan,death,estimate,final,of,patrick,puts,storm,texas,toll,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-calls-on-biden-administration-to-open-more-covid-19-testing-sites-send-more-monoclonal-antibody-treatments--48143359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48143359Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor asked the federal government for help opening test sites in Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo and Tarrant counties.175abbott,administration,antibody,biden,class,covid-19,greg,monoclonal,more,public,school,sites,students,testing,texas,treatments,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/generators-can-cause-deadly-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-but-the-industry-resists-rules-to-make-them-safer--47955805https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47955805Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribunePortable generators are among the deadliest consumer products. Two decades after the government identified the danger, and as climate change leads to more power outages, people are left vulnerable by a system that lets the industry regulate itself.242carbon,cause,citizens,electricity,energy,generators,grid,industry,monoxide,poisoning,purge,registrations,resists,rolls,rules,texas,tribune,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-supreme-court-s-ruling-on-texas-law-abortion-rights-supporters-see-no-clear-path-to-victory--47940021https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47940021Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe justices allowed the challenge against the law to proceed but mangled abortion providers' legal strategy and set the table for another elongated court fight. Meanwhile, abortion access in the state remains severely restricted.153abortion,abortion-rights,abuse,court,law,parents,ruling,schools,students,supporters,supreme,texas,tribune,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/migrants-say-return-of-trump-era-border-policy-will-put-asylum-seekers-in-danger--47926227https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47926227Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThey worry more migrants could be victims of violence as the Biden administration revives the "remain in Mexico" program.212asylum,biden,border,danger,ken,mexico,migrant,migrants,mpp,paxton,policy,protection,protocol,seekers,texas,tribune,trump,trump-eracleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-law-author-reacts-to-california-gov-gavin-newsom-s-pledge-to-do-the-same-thing-with-guns-good-luck--47910574https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47910574Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneState Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, who wrote the law, was dismissive of Newsom’s effort to restrict gun rights by using Texas’ legal strategy to ban many abortions. He said he didn’t think his enforcement mechanism would be “effective against firmly...224abortion,assault,california,constitutional,gavin,governor,guns,law,newsom,perry,reacts,rick,rifle,rights,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legal-experts-warn-supreme-court-action-on-texas-abortion-law-could-lead-to-copycats--47896702https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47896702Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneJustice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority was straying from the court’s precedent to step in when state laws chill the exercise of constitutional rights while allowing other states to follow suit.187abortion,california,copycats,court,electricity,ercot,experts,grid,guns,law,legal,newsome,power,storm,supreme,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-judge-declares-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional-but-does-not-stop-it-from-being-enforced--47861742https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47861742Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe fate of the statute remains uncertain. An appeal to the ruling is already underway, and an opinion on the law from the U.S. Supreme Court is still pending.292abortion,border,breaks,but,corporations,declares,jail,judge,law,mexico,migrants,seurity,tax,texas,tribune,unconstitutionalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-energy-regulators-gas-industry-try-to-reassure-the-public-that-the-state-s-power-grid-is-ready-for-winter--47844013https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47844013Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAs state regulators and the companies that power the grid take steps to avoid another catastrophe like February’s winter storm, climate experts say this winter will likely be milder.235campaign,cruz,energy,finance,gas,grid,industry,power,public,ready,reassure,regulators,ted,texas,the,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-critical-race-theory-and-mask-mandate-debates-heat-up-texas-gop-takes-aim-at-local-school-board-and-municipal-races--47831780https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47831780Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Republican Party of Texas announced Monday it had launched a new Local Government Committee to work with county parties on backing candidates for nonpartisan local offices.139board,critical,debates,dowd,gop,local,mandate,mask,matthew,municipal,race,races,school,texas,theory,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-department-of-justice-sues-texas-over-new-political-maps--47813508https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47813508Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe department claims that despite rapid growth of Hispanic and Black populations, Texas lawmakers illegally discriminated against voters of color by drawing new political districts that give white voters more political power.2102022,color,doj,election,homes,mandate,nursing,of,redistricting,sues,texas,tribune,vaccine,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cities-in-texas-weren-t-ready-for-a-massive-winter-storm-in-february-has-that-changed--47799972https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47799972Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneCities have made some preparations in case of another severe winter storm. But keeping the lights and water on is far from guaranteed.306austin,cities,dallas,democratic,democrats,electicity,february,for,grid,massive,party,power,ready,storm,texas,tribune,weren’t,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-now-bans-medical-abortions-after-seven-weeks-of-pregnancy--47763295https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47763295Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneBeginning Thursday, a new law restricts abortion-inducing medication, the most common abortion method in Texas.237abortion,after,ban,conservative,critical,crt,donald,law,media,medical,medication,morning,new,pill,race,social,texas,theory,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supreme-court-appears-open-to-rolling-back-abortion-rights--47748348https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47748348Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneTexas has passed legislation that ensures abortion would be made a felony if Roe v. Wade is overturned “wholly or partly,” as the court considers Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.317abortion,ban,biden,border,court,covid,detention,imigrant,immigration,joe,mexico,mississippi,omicron,rights,supreme,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pandemic-has-undone-years-of-educational-gains-in-texas-schools--47729700https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47729700Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneGaps in student learning because of pandemic disruptions could impact students long term.279educational,electricity,gains,gas,grid,in,mandates,oil,pandemic,power,schools,session,special,storm,texas,tribune,undone,vaccine,winter,yearscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-access-in-texas-hangs-in-the-balance-as-supreme-court-hears-new-case--47714269https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47714269Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe court will consider Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban on Wednesday. Its decision on the matter could have great repercussions in Texas, where legislation passed this year ensures abortion would be made a felony if Roe v. Wade is overturned...283abbott,border,case,court,covid,floyd,george,greg,mexico,migrants,mississippi,pardon,supreme,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/some-power-companies-say-the-state-s-electricity-grid-is-not-ready-for-another-deep-freeze--47696859https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47696859Mon, 29 Nov 2021 01:39:23 +0000Texas TribuneNatural gas powers the majority of electricity in Texas, especially during winter. Some power companies say the state’s gas system is not ready for another deep freeze.151county,disaster,during,electricity,ercot,gas,grid,krause,matt,natural,power,some,storm,system,tarrant,texas,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fewer-patients-smaller-staff-an-uncertain-future-abortion-providers-await-court-decision-on-texas-law--47612097https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47612097Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneFor two months, providers have had to work in a sort of limbo as they wait to see if the new law passes the Supreme Court's review.299abortion,austin,court,dallas,decision,eviction,fewer,houston,landlord,law,patients,providers,relief,richards,smaller,staff,stan,supreme,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-grid-is-vulnerable-to-blackouts-during-severe-winter-weather-even-with-new-preparations-ercot-estimates-show--47589931https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47589931Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneThe most severe scenario considered by the state’s power grid operator for this winter — very high demand for power, extensive fossil fuel outages, and low renewable power production — does not capture the amount of power lost during February.299bernice,blackouts,children,eddie,electricity,ercot,grid,health,johnson,retires,severe,texas,transgender,tribune,vulnerable,weather,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shipping-containers-create-steel-wall-next-to-texas-mexico-bridge-at-eagle-pass--47550187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47550187Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott says the wall of roughly 20 shipping containers will help prevent migrants from crossing the border.250abbott,border,containers,eagle,greg,houston,jay,john,king,kleberg,mayor,migrants,pass,ranch,shipping,texas,texas-mexico,tribune,whitmirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-democrats-rely-on-voters-of-color-to-be-competitive-so-why-are-their-top-statewide-candidates-mostly-white--47529587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47529587Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe GOP slate for statewide office includes two high-profile Latinos and two Black candidates who have previously held state or federal office. Republicans are making a play to be more competitive with voters of color as the state’s electorate grows...288candidates,care,carroll,color,democrats,department,education,health,isd,medicaid,mostly,of,racism,southlake,statewide,texas,top,tribune,voters,whitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/among-el-pasoans-beto-o-rourke-s-gubernatorial-run-excites-loyal-fans-and-revives-longtime-grudges--47512153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47512153Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneEl Pasoans who have followed O’Rourke’s political career are excited about his run for governor. But his critics still remember his support of a development plan that could have displaced Mexican American residents from one of the city’s oldest barrios.250among,beckley,beto,el,excites,fans,governor,grudges,ken,lawsuit,longtime,loyal,mandate,michelle,o'rourke,pasoans,paxton,revives,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-enters-2022-a-weaker-candidate-with-a-harder-race--47493048https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47493048Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneO’Rourke joins the 2022 gubernatorial race as Texas’ best-known Democrat, but he carries considerably more baggage after a series of political failures.2802022,abbott,beto,books,candidate,critical,governor,greg,guillen,lgbtq,o’rourke,pornography,race,ryan,school,texas,theory,tribune,weakercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-says-he-s-running-for-texas-governor--47476702https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47476702Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneO’Rourke’s decision to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott ends months of speculation and gives Democrats a formidable campaigner at the top of the ticket — someone who transformed Texas politics with his blockbuster campaign against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018.294and,are,ban,beto,books,country,critical,direction,krause,lgbtq,poll,pornography,race,say,state,texas,tribune,voters,worse,wrongcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-schools-can-again-set-their-own-face-mask-rules-after-federal-judge-overrules-gov-greg-abbott-s-ban--47418436https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47418436Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe judge said the governor's order impedes children with disabilities from the benefits of public schools’ programs, services and activities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.207abbott's,ban,book,can,concert,face,federal,greg,houston,judge,mask,overrules,rules,schools,scott,set,tea,texas,travis,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-biden-s-infrastructure-plan-will-set-aside-about-35-billion-for-texas-projects--47399845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47399845Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe funds will help advance existing plans, pay for much-needed repairs and launch other projects for roads, bridges, broadband access, electric vehicle charging stations and more.260$35,attorney,biden,billion,covid,for,general,gohmert,infrastructure,joe,ken,louie,paxton,plan,poll,projects,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unvaccinated-texans-make-up-vast-majority-of-covid-19-cases-and-deaths-this-year-new-state-data-shows--47383406https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47383406Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneThe new state survey is the first time Texas health officials have been able to statistically measure the vaccine's true impact on the pandemic.324abbott,abortion,bans,books,covid-19,deaths,electricity,grid,krause,majority,of,polls,property,tax,texans,texas,this,tribune,unvaccinatedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-reopens-land-borders-with-mexico-to-vaccinated-travelers--47363994https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47363994Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe ports of entry were closed for 19 months in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mexican nationals will need to present proof of vaccination to enter the U.S.225biden,blocked,borders,covid,land,mandate,mexico,reopens,texas,to,travelers,tribune,trump,u.s.,vaccinated,vaccinnecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-justice-department-sues-texas-over-new-voting-law--47323567https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47323567Fri, 05 Nov 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneRepublican Texas lawmakers passed sweeping legislation this year to further restrict the state’s voting process and narrow local control of elections.225biden,control,covid,housing,legislation,local,mandate,relief,rent,republican,restrict,restrictions,texas,tribune,vaccine,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-latest-blunder-charges-dropped-against-migrants-arrested-in-texas-governor-s-border-crackdown-because-of-faulty-paperwork--47303485https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47303485Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe migrants were arrested for trespassing, but court documents failed to specify what property they allegedly trespassed upon. It’s the latest misstep in implementation of Greg Abbott’s border initiative, which has seen frequent violations of state...254a,against,arrested,border,charges,crackdown,dropped,faulty,governor’s,in,john,lujan,migrants,paperwork,police,proposition,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/election-results-in-texas--47285642https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47285642Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:22:38 +0000Texas TribuneTexas voters decided on eight proposed changes to the state’s Constitution. Voters in the San Antonio area chose a new Texas House member. And Austin voted down hiring more police officers.205antonio,area,austin,changes,chose,constitution,decided,eight,house,new,police,proposed,san,state’s,texas,the,tribune,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/key-u-s-supreme-court-justices-express-concern-about-texas-abortion-law-s-enforcement--47266468https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47266468Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday grilled attorneys for abortion providers, the federal government and Texas over the state’s near-total abortion ban — and possibly hinted at support for allowing at least one legal challenge to the law to stand.237abortion,antisemitism,ban,court,election,hate,near-total,sb8,scotus,supreme,texas,tribune,u.s.,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supreme-court-will-hear-arguments-over-texas-near-total-abortion-ban-monday--47248300https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47248300Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneThe high court’s proceedings will focus on how Senate Bill 8 is enforced. It’s hard to predict what the court could decide, but its ruling will likely determine the future of abortion in Texas and shape the legal battles to come.1738,abortion,arguments,ban,bill,court,hear,lawsuit,marcos,near-total,san,sb8,senate,supreme,texas,texas’,train,tribune,trump,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-texans-who-want-a-child-but-have-difficult-pregnancies-the-new-abortion-law-just-made-that-journey-even-harder--47208579https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47208579Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneGenetic testing allows Texans to find out early if their baby has a fatal condition. But often by the time they do find out, they will no longer have the right to terminate that pregnancy under the new state law.261abbott,abortion,difficult,election,fraud,genetic,john,law,miscarriage,new,pregnancies,sb8,scott,testing,texas,tribune,trump,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-texas-republicans-moved-beyond-a-bathroom-bill-to-successfully-ban-transgender-athletes-from-school-sports--47189191https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47189191Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneIn 2017, conservative lawmakers failed to pass legislation targeting transgender Texans. Things were different this year.273abbott,athletes,ban,bathroom,bill,border,contracts,cruz,from,lgbtq,obstruction,republicans,school,sports,ted,texas,transgender,tribune,trump,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fda-panel-recommends-approval-of-the-pfizer-vaccine-for-kids-ages-5-11--47176528https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47176528Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe move opens the door to emergency use approval by the FDA. In Texas, about 2.9 million children would be newly eligible if that happens.276approval,ban,book,fda,for,kids,krause,matt,of,opiod,panel,pfizer,race,recommends,settlement,sex,texas,the,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-signs-off-on-texas-new-political-maps-which-protect-gop-majorities-while-diluting-voices-of-voters-of-color--47157337https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47157337Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneTexas lawmakers drew new maps for the state House and Senate, congressional delegation and State Board of Education. Here’s what Texans should know about the 2021 redistricting outcomes.177abbott,athletes,color,dogs,gop,greg,into,law,majorities,maps,new,of,political,redistricting,signs,texas,transgender,tribune,voices,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/universities-in-texas-with-federal-contracts-are-grappling-with-competing-vaccine-mandates-from-the-state-and-federal-government--47131244https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47131244Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneMany of Texas’ higher learning institutions, which have collectively received billions of dollars in federal contracts, are trying to figure out whether they need to require employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. An executive order from President...150abbott,and,biden,border,competing,contracts,covid,federal,from,government,greg,mandates,state,texas,the,tribune,universities,vaccine,wall,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-s-pick-for-top-texas-election-post-worked-with-trump-to-fight-2020-results--47092334https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47092334Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneAs secretary of state, Fort Worth attorney John Scott would oversee election administration in Texas.2422020,abbott’s,abortion,court,election,ercot,greg,grid,john,of,pick,results,scott,secretary,state,supreme,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-senate-republicans-block-federal-voting-rights-legislation-that-would-override-texas-restrictions--47071439https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47071439Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneIn their latest push to lift state-level voting restrictions, Senate Democrats failed to secure the 60 votes required to break a filibuster on the Freedom to Vote Act.220act,block,federal,freedom,legislation,override,republicans,restrictions,rights,senate,texas,texas’,that,to,tribune,u.s.,vote,voting,wouldcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-say-texas-new-political-maps-are-race-blind-to-some-voters-of-color-that-translates-as-political-invisibility--47055607https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47055607Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneWith partisan fervor, Republicans drew new maps for Congress and the Legislature that dilute the power of voters of color. Now the lawsuits begin, as groups that feel marginalized battle for representation in the halls of power.223are,blind,border,color,gop,maps,mexico,new,of,political,race,republicans,restrictions,some,texas,texas’,tribune,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legislators-pass-most-but-not-all-of-gov-greg-abbott-s-priority-measures-in-final-flurry-of-lawmaking--47040720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47040720Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:56:23 +0000Texas TribuneLawmakers approved new political maps and decided how to spend COVID-19 relief money. But they didn’t pass bills about vaccine mandates or the criminal penalty for illegal voting.201abbott,abortion,covid,greg,legislators,legislature,mandate,measures,most,of,pass,priority,property,redistricting,tax,texas,transgender,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-will-decide-eight-proposed-amendments-to-the-state-constitution-on-nov-2--47022061https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47022061Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneTwo proposed amendments — one regarding religious services and another related to nursing home visitors — stem from restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early voting begins Oct. 18.162amendments,checks,constitution,decide,early,eight,pandemic,property,proposed,relief,republican,state,tax,texans,texas,tribune,vote,voting,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gop-primary-foe-don-huffines-sees-impact-as-gov-greg-abbott-pushes-rightward--46983375https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46983375Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneHuffines has been the most vocal fellow Republican taking on Abbott, pressuring him over his COVID-19 response, the border and other hot-button issues.176abbott,as,challenger,covid,don,gop,greg,huffines,impact,mandate,primary,pushes,rightward,sees,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-department-of-justice-investigating-abuse-mistreatment-at-texas-juvenile-lockups--46966121https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46966121Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneThe department says it’s looking into whether the Texas Juvenile Justice Department provides “reasonable protection from physical and sexual abuse by staff and other residents, excessive use of chemical restraints and excessive use of isolation.”203abuse,at,biden,border,covid,department,investigating,justice,juvenile,lockups,mexico,mistreatment,of,redistricting,texas,texas’,tribune,u.s.cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-bans-any-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-including-for-private-employers--46948246https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46948246Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:00:11 +0000Texas Tribune259abbott,bans,business,covid,covid-19,employers,gov.,greg,homes,including,lgbtq,mandates,nursing,private,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/appeals-court-allows-texas-abortion-law-to-resume-stopping-federal-judge-s-order-to-block-its-enforcement--46932049https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46932049Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneBecause of the way the law is written, it appears that clinics and doctors who performed abortions outlawed by the statute even while the block was in effect would now be vulnerable to lawsuits.186abortion,allen,allows,appeals,block,court,enforcement,federal,its,judge’s,law,order,resume,stopping,texas,to,tribune,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-undocumented-young-texan-faces-uncertainty-after-daca-applications-are-closed--46889147https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46889147Sat, 09 Oct 2021 11:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneA University of Texas at Austin student who planned to apply to an Obama-era initiative for immigrants who came to America as children is stuck in limbo after a Texas judge halted the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.580college,daca,dreamer,immigration,texas,ut-austincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-least-one-major-texas-abortion-provider-resumes-procedure-lawmakers-tried-to-prohibit-after-judge-blocks-near-total-ban--46876045https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46876045Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe ruling late Wednesday from a U.S. District Judge doesn’t protect providers who perform abortions while the Texas law makes its way through the courts.299abortion,after,ban,blocks,esl,judge,lawmakers,major,near-total,one,procedure,prohibit,provider,resumes,students,texas,to,transgender,tribune,triedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-near-total-abortion-ban-is-temporarily-blocked-by-a-federal-judge-spurring-the-state-to-quickly-appeal--46859506https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46859506Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneIt wasn't immediately clear how the order may affect access to abortions in the state. The law is constructed in a way that people who violate it could be liable to litigation if enforcement is reinstated.194abortion,appeal,ban,blocked,by,federal,is,judge,kel,near-total,quickly,redistricting,seliger,spurring,state,temporarily,texas,the,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-prosecutor-drops-charges-after-migrants-claim-they-were-marched-to-private-property-then-arrested-for-trespassing--46840856https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46840856Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Border Patrol insist the 11 men, arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott's border initiative, weren't set up for trespassing charges. But a county attorney decided the case was too muddled to prosecute.233arrested,audit,austin,charges,claim,drops,election,homeless,marched,migrants,private,property,prosecutor,texas,to,trespassing,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-black-members-of-congress-decry-redistricting-map-that-pits-them-against-each-other-as-discriminatory--46822403https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46822403Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneDespite the objections of U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green, a Senate committee voted out a redrawn congressional map Monday without addressing the overlap in their Houston districts. The map heads next to the full Senate for a vote.249abortion,against,black,congress,decry,discriminatory,each,laws,leash,map,members,of,other,pits,redistricting,texas,them,tribune,twocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schools-in-texas-have-reported-more-coronavirus-cases-in-two-months-than-they-did-in-the-entire-2020-21-school-year--46805687https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46805687Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneTwo months into this school year, districts have reported 172,275 cases in students. But state data on school cases is incomplete and likely an undercount.229coronavirus,department,homes,justice,more,nursing,of,reported,school,schools,texas,tribune,yearcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-proposes-map-that-increases-republican-strength-and-decreases-black-and-hispanic-majority-districts--46768381https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46768381Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Legislature is in the midst of its third special session, which is dedicated to redrawing political maps based on the latest census data that showed people of color fueled 95% of Texas’ population growth over the past decade.295and,audit,black,border,decreases,districts,election,haiti,haitian,hispanic,house,increases,majority,map,migrants,proposes,republican,strength,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-appears-to-be-paying-a-secretive-republican-political-operative-120-000-annually-to-work-behind-the-scenes-on-redistricting--46750840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46750840Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneAdam Foltz, now on the Texas payroll, played a key role in Wisconsin's redistricting last decade. A federal court threw out some of the maps and called the effort Foltz was involved in "an all but shameful attempt to hide the redistricting process...363abortion,adam,audit,behind,election,foltz,on,operative,paying,political,redistricting,republican,scenes,secretive,texas,the,tribune,trump,workcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/court-orders-release-of-more-than-200-migrants-imprisoned-in-gov-greg-abbott-s-border-security-clampdown--46734077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46734077Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe men were arrested by state troopers and held for weeks without facing formal charges, a violation of state law. It’s the latest misfire in Abbott’s hastily assembled effort to involve Texas in patrolling the border.316200,abbott,border,clampdown,court,dowd,greg,imprisoned,matthew,mexico,migrants,opiod,orders,release,security,settlement,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legislators-in-texas-reduce-congressional-districts-that-are-majority-black-or-hispanic-despite-people-of-color-fueling-population-growth--46715731https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46715731Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe proposed congressional map also increases the number of districts where Trump had a majority of voters over Biden in 2020 and protects Republican incumbents who might have been vulnerable by packing their districts with more Trump voters.235athletes,black,color,congressional,despite,districts,fueling,growth,hispanic,legislators,majority,of,people,population,reduce,sports,students,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/migrants-arrested-by-texas-in-border-crackdown-are-being-imprisoned-for-weeks-without-legal-help-or-formal-charges--46699156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46699156Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneDefense attorneys have started asking courts to set migrants free because local justice systems, overwhelmed by arrests under Gov. Greg Abbott's border security push, are routinely violating state law and constitutional due process rights.279abortion,arrested,audit,ban,being,border,charges,election,formal,help,imprisoned,legal,migrants,no,texas,tribune,trump,weekscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-providers-in-texas-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-fast-track-their-challenge-to-state-s-near-total-abortion-ban--46659814https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46659814Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe Supreme Court had previously declined to block the law but didn't rule on its constitutionality.226abbott,abortion,ask,ban,challenge,court,donald,election,fast-track,near-total,property,providers,state’s,supreme,tax,texas,their,tribune,trump,u.s.cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/troopers-create-steel-wall-of-patrol-vehicles-in-del-rio-as-feds-continue-to-repatriate-haitians--46644297https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46644297Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott says the line of law enforcement and military vehicles is stopping migrants from crossing the Rio Grande into Del Rio, where the number of migrants camped under a bridge keeps dropping.246create,del,haitians,ken,lawsuit,media,of,patrol,paxton,repatriate,republicans,rio,social,steel,texas,tribune,troopers,trump,vehicles,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-ban-on-school-mask-mandates-draws-federal-investigation-for-possibly-violating-the-rights-of-students-with-disabilities--46627548https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46627548Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneThe U.S. Department of Education announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks.243ban,basin,conocophillips,cornyn,disabilities,federal,investigation,mandates,mask,oil,on,permian,rights,school,shell,students,texas,tribune,violating,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctor-who-admitted-to-violating-texas-near-total-abortion-ban-sued-under-new-law--46610531https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46610531Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe lawsuit comes after Dr. Alan Braid said he performed an abortion prohibited by the law earlier this month. Braid said he was motivated by a “duty of care.”282abortion,admitted,ban,doctor,gop,heartbeat,law,near-total,new,sued,texas,texas’,to,tribune,under,violating,whocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-republicans-have-the-redistricting-tools-to-preserve-their-power-the-process-begins-monday--46595553https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46595553Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneLawmakers must redraw the state's political maps to account for a decade's worth of growth, but the process leaves enough room for political manipulation. Here's how it'll work.230abbott,abortion,biden,border,del,doctor,greg,mexico,power,preserve,redistricting,republicans,rio,texas,their,tools,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/delta-variant-lax-mask-policies-delay-plano-family-s-return-to-school--46579424https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46579424Sat, 18 Sep 2021 15:55:54 +0000Texas TribuneParents remain divided over whether to require masks in the classroom. For Carmen Campbell, there’s just too much uncertainty right now to feel comfortable sending her son back. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.415coronavirus,covid,schoolcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-backpedals-on-pledge-to-shut-down-border-crossings-and-blames-biden-administration-for-confusion--46558837https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46558837Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott’s announcements come as thousands of migrants — mostly from Haiti — have gathered under an international bridge in Del Rio.220abbott,administration,backpedals,biden,blames,border,cbp,crossings,del,down,greg,mexico,on,pledge,redistricting,rio,shut,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-abortion-ban-prompts-push-in-congress-to-pass-federal-reproductive-rights-bill-while-renewing-filibuster-feud--46540831https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46540831Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneU.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the House will take up the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 in late September, but the bill faces steep odds in the Senate.235abortion,ban,bill,congress,federal,feud,filibuster,in,pass,push,renewing,reproductive,rights,roe,texas,to,tribune,wadecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-report-says-texas-foster-care-children-exposed-to-sexual-abuse-given-wrong-medication-and-neglected-in-unlicensed-placements--46524829https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46524829Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe federal judge overseeing the decadelong lawsuit against Texas for conditions in its foster care system cut this week’s hearing short. She proposed all parties involved, including the governor, “cut to the chase” to identify solutions.241abuse,care,children,exposed,football,foster,in,neglected,placements,racism,report,says,sexual,texas,to,tribune,unlicensed,utsa,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gulf-coast-prepares-for-heavy-rainfall-flash-flooding-as-tropical-storm-nicholas-batters-texas--46507646https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46507646Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:20:15 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration in three cities and 17 counties in the storm's path.147bail,batters,coast,flash,flooding,gulf,heavy,nicholas,prepares,rainfall,reform,storm,texas,tribune,tropicalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-el-paso-has-escaped-the-worst-of-the-covid-19-delta-variant-surge--46491459
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Wade.”255abortion,banning,border,court,effect,immigration,law,mexico,restrictions,security,six,supreme,texas,the,tribune,u.s.,wall,weekscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republican-bill-tightening-texas-election-laws-is-headed-to-gov-greg-abbott-s-desk--46322559https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46322559Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 1 rewrites Texas election laws to further restrict the voting-by-mail process and outlaw local voting initiatives meant to widen access, namely those pushed by Harris County that were disproportionately used by voters of color.284abbott,abortion,at,election,greg,home,laws,learning,online,remote,republican,restrictions,school,students,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-providers-appeal-to-u-s-supreme-court-in-last-ditch-effort-to-block-new-texas-law-banning-the-procedure-as-early-as-six-weeks--46305915https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46305915Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe law, which is one of the most restrictive in the country, will take effect Wednesday.274abortion,abortions,banning,block,court,effort,hurricane,ida,law,laws,new,providers,supreme,texas,tribune,u.s.cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-the-second-special-session-of-the-texas-legislature-comes-to-an-end-lawmakers-are-close-to-passing-much-of-gov-greg-abbott-s-conservati--46292234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46292234Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneLawmakers have less than a week remaining.260$2,billion,border,build,covid,gives,house,immigrant,immigration,initial,learning,ok,school,security,state,teachers,texas,tribune,virtual,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legislators-in-texas-advance-new-voting-restrictions-as-democratic-hopes-of-killing-the-legislation-wane--46256587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46256587Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:10:35 +0000Texas TribuneDemocrats used every tool they had, fleeing the state en masse and forcing two special sessions, but a Republican bill to rewrite state election laws won initial approval in the House Thursday. Once the House and Senate work out some differences, it...246advances,ballot,democratic,elections,house,in,legislation,mail,new,restriction,restrictions,texas,tribune,vote,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-bans-mandates-on-covid-19-vaccines-regardless-of-whether-they-have-full-fda-approval--46241161https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46241161Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe order comes two days after the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. That raised questions about the fate of a previous Abbott order that prohibited vaccine mandates, but only for vaccines with emergency authorization.263abbott,approval,bans,can,county,covid,covid-19,dallas,fda,full,greg,mandates,masks,of,on,regardless,require,texas,tribune,vaccinescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-speaker-says-absolutely-no-deals-made-to-bring-back-absent-democrats--46225925https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46225925Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneNavigating the quorum break, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan said he was especially mindful of not doing “un-repairable harm” to the chamber, indicating that could have happened if members were physically detained and brought to the chamber.301abbott,absent,back,border,bring,deals,democrats,funding,greg,house,immigrants,ken,made,mexico,migrant,no,paxton,speaker,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/full-fda-approval-of-pfizer-vaccine-opens-door-for-vaccine-mandates-in-texas--46211698https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46211698Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneWith the U.S. Food and Drug administration’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine, Texas is in uncharted territory when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.290alan,approval,covid,critical,dwi,fda,full,in,mandates,pfizer,race,school,students,teachers,texas,theory,vaccine,west,wifecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-gov-greg-abbott-beefs-up-border-enforcement-some-locals-want-very-different-kinds-of-help--46196422https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46196422Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneAmid the heated rhetoric around an increase in migrants in the state, people on the Texas-Mexico border see the problems — and solutions — differently.244abbott,asylum,beefs,border,covid,different,enforcement,greg,help,immigrant,kinds,locals,seeker,some,up,very,wantcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-supreme-court-temporarily-allows-school-mask-mandates-to-remain--46165889https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46165889Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott wanted the high court to disallow mask mandates in Texas school districts. Justices dismissed their request on a technicality, without issuing a ruling on their legal arguments.251abbott,allows,court,covid,greg,incentives,ken,mandates,mask,paxton,remain,school,students,supreme,temporarily,texas,to,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-biden-takes-aim-at-states-blocking-mask-mandates-setting-gov-greg-abbott-up-for-a-showdown-with-feds--46150259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46150259Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneBiden said he will use the U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights enforcement authority to deter states from blocking mask mandates in classrooms.254abbott,aim,at,biden,blocking,covid,feds,greg,joe,mandates,mask,showdown,states,surge,takes,texas,tribune,vaccine,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-gov-greg-abbott-tests-positive-for-covid-19--46136965https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46136965Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor spoke Monday night at a GOP event in Collin County, later tweeting photos of him addressing a maskless crowd.306abbott,covid-19,critical,for,governor,greg,icu,positive,race,surge,tests,texas,theory,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/confusion-reigns-in-texas-as-legal-fight-over-mask-mandates-rages-between-local-officials-and-gov-greg-abbott--46121572https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46121572Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneBack-and-forth legal rulings have left some school districts with the choice of flouting Abbott and mandating masks — or waiting for the dust to settle.215abbott,afghan,afghanistan,army,between,confusion,fight,greg,legal,local,mandates,mask,officials,over,pentagon,refugees,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/siding-with-gov-greg-abbott-texas-supreme-court-temporarily-halts-mask-orders-in-dallas-and-bexar-counties--46107840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46107840Mon, 16 Aug 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneDallas and Bexar counties had approved mask orders despite Abbott's order banning such local mandates.186abbott,and,bexar,carry,counties,court,dallas,greg,guns,halts,mask,orders,permitless,siding,supreme,temporarily,texas,tribune,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tired-of-putting-bodies-in-body-bags-this-austin-icu-nurse-scaled-back-her-hours-in-the-hospital--46083327https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46083327Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneSheyla Moraes – an intensive care nurse – says this latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic is particularly draining because it was preventable. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.495abbott,austin,coronavirus,covid19,death,delta,doctor,governor,health,hospital,medical,nurse,outbreak,pandemic,spread,surge,texas,vaccine,variant,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/people-of-color-make-up-95-of-texas-population-growth-and-cities-and-suburbs-are-booming-2020-census-shows--46074519https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46074519Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneThe state’s Hispanic population is now nearly as large as the non-Hispanic white population, with Texas gaining nearly 11 Hispanic residents for every additional white resident since 2010. Those trends set up a pitched battle for political control...2182020,95%,arrest,business,census,color,dems,growth,hispanic,make,of,people,population,restaurant,texas,texas’,tribune,up,vaccine,whitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-the-delta-variant-spreading-texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-have-increased-400-in-the-last-month--46060434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46060434Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneCOVID-19 is surging again in Texas. Hospitalizations are increasing faster than at any other time. Local officials and school leaders are pushing back against Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates.292400%,abbott,ban,covid-19,deaths,delta,hospitalizations,increased,mandate,mask,school,spreading,students,texas,tribune,variant,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dallas-county-bexar-county-officials-fight-texas-gov-greg-abbott-s-ban-on-mask-mandates-in-court--46045389https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46045389Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe local officials are asking for courts to rule that Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates is unenforceable.229abbott,arrest,ban,beds,bexar,court,dallas,democrats,fight,greg,icu,mandates,mask,nursing,shortage,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-asks-texas-hospitals-to-delay-nonessential-procedures-as-covid-19-patients-strain-capacity--46032241https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46032241Tue, 10 Aug 2021 02:12:57 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott's request was one of several steps to address rising coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations. He did not back down from his refusal to allow local mask mandates.264abbott,asks,capacity,covid-19,delay,greg,hospitals,mandates,mask,nonessential,patients,procedures,school,strain,students,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-special-session-to-pass-a-gop-voting-bill-started-without-a-quorum-this-time-it-s-unclear-if-democrats-will-stay-away--46016616https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46016616Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneBoth chambers convened at noon Saturday for a second overtime round ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott. The first 30-day stretch ended in an impasse after House Democrats left the state to block a controversial GOP elections bill.242abbott,bill,coronavirus,covid,greg,mandate,mask,public,republican,school,session,special,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-expect-the-worst-a-texas-parent-worries-about-sending-her-children-back-to-school-in-person--45995917https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45995917Sat, 07 Aug 2021 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott is standing firm on his ban against mask mandates in schools. Some parents are concerned for their children's safety as in-person classes resume.382abbott,ban,concerned,coronavirus,covid,delta,governor,mandate,mask,parents,public,school,schools,students,surge,texas,tribune,vaccine,variantcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-announces-special-legislative-session-starting-saturday-covering-elections-federal-covid-19-funding-quorum-rules--45986600https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45986600Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor said Thursday the second special session will get underway at noon Saturday, with a 17-item agenda.334abbott,announces,college,covid-19,crisis,elections,funding,governor,hospital,legislative,quorum,rules,second,session,special,staffing,students,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/local-mask-mandates-pop-up-in-defiance-of-gov-greg-abbott-s-executive-order-banning-covid-19-restrictions--45973143https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45973143Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneHouston Mayor Sylvester Turner is the most recent official to defy the governor’s order. He announced Monday that the city’s nearly 22,000 city employees will be required to mask up inside city buildings where social distancing is not doable.184abbott,banning,cases,covid,covid-19,defiance,democrat,house,in,local,mandates,mask,order,pop,portugal,restrictions,texas,tribune,up,vacationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/energy-industry-showers-gov-greg-abbott-other-texas-politicians-with-campaign-cash-after-they-passed-power-grid-bills--45959161https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45959161Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneFor some energy experts, the increase in donations for the officials at the close of the session looks like a reward for not passing more stringent regulations and raises questions about whether lawmakers let the oil, gas and the broader energy...273abbott,anti-trans,campaign,cash,energy,greg,grid,industry,lgbtq,other,politicians,power,showers,texas,transgender,tribune,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/covid-19-is-spreading-fast-among-texas-unvaccinated-here-s-who-they-are-and-where-they-live--45944038https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45944038Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThere are two main groups within Texas’ unvaccinated population: white conservatives in rural areas, and Hispanic and Black people in big cities.321abbott,among,covid-19,critical,delta,fast,here’s,legislation,public,race,school,spreading,teachers,texas,texas’,theory,tribue,unvaccinated,variant,whocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-time-running-out-texas-legislature-still-at-an-impasse-on-gop-elections-bill--45929097https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45929097Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneRepublicans believe they have already compromised enough on the legislation, while Democrats are distrustful of both the policy driving the bill and of their GOP colleagues after seeing how they have managed the process around the proposal so far.233abbott,bill,covid,democrats,electrions,legislation,legislative,mandate,masks,policy,republicans,school,session,special,start,students,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-a-crash-course-texas-hospitals-brace-for-another-covid-19-surge-as-delta-variant-burns-through-unvaccinated-communities--45897658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45897658Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneHospital officials worry that “staggering and frightening” hospitalization rates will push facilities to capacity at a time when staffing is short and workers are exhausted.298abbott,attorney,blasts,border,brace,communities,covid-19,delta,directive,for,general,hospitals,rise,surge,texas,through,tribune,unvaccinated,u.s.,variantcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-federal-eviction-ban-expiring-july-31-community-organizers-help-texans-apply-for-rent-relief--45882270https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45882270Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneAs the safety net for Texas tenants behind on rent begins to disappear, a 19-year-old Houston organizer helps Hispanic residents apply for emergency financial assistance.23531,apply,ban,community,covid,eviction,expiring,federal,help,july,march,organizers,pandemic,relief,rent,rights,texans,tribune,voting,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cdc-wants-more-vaccinated-people-and-schoolchildren-to-mask-up-but-texas-keeps-it-voluntary--45867925https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45867925Wed, 28 Jul 2021 04:08:54 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Republican state leaders held their ground against allowing local schools and governments to require masks. The CDC guidelines are not mandates and have no weight of law.266border,cdc,donald,ellzey,guard,jake,keeps,mask,more,national,people,schoolchildren,texas,to,tribune,trump,up,vaccinated,voluntary,wantscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/speaker-dade-phelan-signs-civil-arrest-warrant-for-texas-house-democrat-who-returned-to-washington--45852602https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45852602Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe warrant to apprehend state Rep. Philip Cortez is the first one signed by the speaker since more than 50 House Democrats left the state to block Republicans from having the quorum needed to pass legislation during the special legislative session.28312,arrest,big,civil,college,dade,democrat,house,phelan,returned,signals,signs,speaker,sports,texas,tribune,ut-austin,warrant,washington,whocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-texas-covid-19-cases-surge-again-some-local-officials-urge-everyone-to-wear-masks-and-unvaccinated-residents-to-stay-home--45839295https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45839295Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneOfficials in Dallas, Harris and Travis counties want residents to take stronger precautions as the delta variant drives an increase in coronavirus infections across Texas.281and,cases,covid-19,deaths,everyone,home,homes,local,masks,officials,residents,stay,surge,texas,to,tribune,unvaccinated,urge,veterans,wearcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-promised-transparency-and-accountability-for-border-wall-donations-but-donors-don-t-have-to-use-real-names--45807576https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45807576Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneDespite promises from Abbott that transparency in the crowdfunding process for the border wall would be paramount, donor information released to The Texas Tribune for the first week of collections was bereft of any way to verify the identities of the...274abbott,beto,border,democrats,donations,donors,electricity,ercot,greg,grid,names,o’rourke,power,promised,real,summer,texas,transparent,tribune,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-he-won-t-impose-new-mask-mandate-despite-increasing-covid-19-cases--45793039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45793039Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.281abbott,border,cases,converted,covid,covid-19,delta,despite,greg,immigrant,impose,increasing,mandate,mask,new,prison,texas,tribune,varient,won'tcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sixth-texas-democrat-in-washington-d-c-tests-positive-for-covid-19--45780440https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45780440Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas House Democratic Caucus, which has said it plans to not identify lawmakers who test positive, has started additional precautionary measures, such as providing daily rapid tests.189against,beckley,beth,covid-19,d.c.,democrat,duyne,house,michelle,positive,republican,run,sixth,tests,texas,tribune,u.s.,van,washingtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-he-ll-soon-unveil-plan-to-restrict-transition-related-medical-care-for-transgender-children--45764677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45764677Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneThe move comes after bills to do so were unsuccessful during the regular legislative session — and after Abbott did not include them on his agenda for the ongoing special session.227abbott,care,children,coleman,democratic,fleeing,for,garnet,greg,lawmaker,medical,plan,restrict,texas,transgender,transition-related,tribune,unveilcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rising-share-of-coronavirus-tests-coming-back-positive-in-texas-fuels-fears-of-another-wave--45749056https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45749056Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneState officials and virologists say the highly contagious delta variant is causing the rise — and is particularly impacting unvaccinated people.175another,coronavirus,covid,delta,democrats,officials,positive,rising,state,test,tests,texas,three,tribune,varian,virologists,washington,wavecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-greg-abbott-actually-build-trump-s-border-wall--45715708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45715708Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott wants to build Trump's wall at the Texas-Mexico border. But he will have to overcome hurdles previous officials couldn't.389abbott,border,build,but,democrats,greg,hurdles,immigration,out,overcome,restrictions,texas,texas-mexico,to,trump,voting,walk,wall,wantscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-partisan-drama-lies-a-profoundly-serious-struggle-over-who-gets-shut-out-under-texas-voting-laws--45700634https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45700634Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneWhose voices will be heard in Texas halls of power? That question beats at the heart of the Democratic quorum break that has brought the Legislature to a halt and focused national attention on GOP efforts to make voting in Texas harder.402anti-trans,behind,border,democrats,drama,laws,out,over,partisan,restrictions,shut,struggle,texas,transgender,tribune,voting,walk,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-republicans-in-texas-vote-to-track-down-absent-democrats-and-arrest-them-if-necessary--45687225https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45687225Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe procedural move carries little apparent weight since the Democrats who fled the state to break quorum are beyond the jurisdiction of Texas law enforcement.319abortion,absent,arrest,democrats,down,house,if,in,necessary,out,republicans,restrictions,texas,to,track,tribune,vote,voting,walkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-democrats-in-texas-flee-the-state-in-move-that-could-block-voting-restrictions-bill-bring-legislature-to-a-halt--45674527https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45674527Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:56:01 +0000Texas TribuneA majority of Democrats in the Texas House arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday evening in a bid to again deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass new voting restrictions with 26 days left in a special legislative session called largely for that purpose.315bill,block,bring,could,democrats,flee,halt,house,in,legislature,move,quorum,restrictions,state,texas,that,the,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gop-voting-bills-advance-in-texas-legislature-after-overnight-committee-hearings--45662110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45662110Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneAuthors of voting legislation in the House and Senate are moving to ban drive-thru and 24-hour voting options, enhance access for partisan poll watchers and prohibit local election officials from proactively distributing applications to request...303advance,after,allen,bail,bills,committee,gop,hearings,jail,legislature,matt,overnight,prison,reform,rinaldi,texas,tribune,voting,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/educators-of-color-in-texas-say-law-limiting-how-america-s-history-of-racism-is-taught-further-silences-marginalized-voices--45649400https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45649400Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:09:26 +0000Texas TribuneTexas teacher Juan Carmona says it’s important to talk about the experiences of marginalized groups with students of color because they should see themselves represented in history books.510america’s,color,critical,educators,further,history,how,law,limiting,marginalized,of,race,racism,say,silences,taught,texas,theory,tribune,voicescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legislators-in-texas-house-attempting-to-reset-on-contentious-elections-bill-with-new-author-new-committee-in-special-session--45632057https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45632057Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe lower chamber, led by House Speaker Dade Phelan, is trying to start off on a new foot with a controversial election bill that blew up during the regular session.314attempting,ballots,baylor,bill,contentious,elections,house,legislators,lgbtq,mail-in,on,reset,rights,session,special,texas,to,tribune,university,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-includes-voting-restrictions-critical-race-theory-and-rules-for-transgender-student-athletes-on-special-legislative-sessio--45620516https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45620516Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott also put border security and restoring funding to the Legislative branch — which he vetoed last month — on the special session agenda.262abbott,agenda,athletes,critical,greg,legislative,race,restrictions,rules,session,shooting,special,springs,student,sutherland,texas,theory,transgender,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/houston-area-covid-19-outbreak-including-delta-variant-cases-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-texans-health-expert-warns--45606971https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45606971Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe latest, most transmissible strain of COVID-19 is spreading rampantly in countries with low vaccination rates, and health experts are bracing for impact in Texas.262abbott,amarillo,cases,covid,covid-19,delta,electricity,ercot,expert,health,houston,outbreak,texans,texas,tribune,vaccine,variant,warnscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-legislative-leaders-from-both-parties-oppose-abbott-s-veto-of-legislative-funding-as-state-defends-him--45588545https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45588545Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneIn a new court filing, the attorney general's office said the governor properly used his veto power when he nixed funding for the Legislature in response to House Democrats’ walkout over a Republican priority bill on elections.187abbott,allen,as,both,court,defends,former,funding,governor,leaders,legislative,of,oppose,parties,state,supreme,texas,tribune,veto,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-100-state-workers-caught-in-the-crosshairs-of-gov-greg-abbott-s-veto-of-legislature-funding--45536394https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45536394Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe legislative branch budget includes funding for House and Senate lawmakers, their staffers and those working in nonpartisan legislative agencies. In total, more than $410 million was allocated in the 2022-23 fiscal budget.245abbott’s,caught,crosshairs,funding,greg,in,legislative,legislature,of,pay,session,special,state,texas,the,tribune,veto,voting,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/donald-trump-visits-texas-to-tour-unfinished-border-wall-on-u-s-mexico-border-with-gov-greg-abbott--45518801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45518801Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneThe former president appeared at the border Wednesday with Abbott, who has promised to build a state-funded border wall.256abbott,biden,border,domain,donald,eminent,greg,immigration,james,land,mexico,texas,tour,tribune,trump,u.s.-mexico,visits,wall,white,withcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jill-biden-and-doug-emhoff-visiting-texas-to-encourage-covid-19-vaccinations--45504097https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45504097Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneTheir Texas swing is part of a larger effort by senior administration officials who are fanning out across the country this week to encourage vaccinations ahead of the administration’s self-imposed goal of hitting a 70% countrywide vaccination rate by...243abbott,biden,border,covid,covid-19,doug,emhoff,encourage,jill,mexico,pandemic,texas,to,tribune,trump,vaccinations,vaccine,visit,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-allocates-94-6-million-in-federal-money-to-help-students-and-colleges-recover-from-pandemic-fueled-problems--45486818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45486818Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneMost of the money will be used to help Texas colleges and universities expand or add new programs in areas with employment shortages and provide additional aid to students.248$94.6,abbott,allocates,colleges,federal,from,gov.,greg,help,in,million,money,pandemic-fueled,polls,problems,recover,students,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-democrats-and-legislative-staffers-take-gov-greg-abbott-to-court-for-defunding-legislature--45472096https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45472096Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor vetoed funding for legislative operations, including staff salaries, in retaliation to House Democrats fleeing the Capitol in late May to block passage of a controversial elections bill.245abbott,academy,and,court,defunding,democrats,for,greg,house,legislative,legislature,mass,shooting,springs,staffers,sutherland,take,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-sets-july-8-date-for-special-legislative-session-on-voting-bill-other-issues--45405553https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45405553Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott’s office did not specify what legislative priorities will be included on the special session agenda and said in an advisory that such items “will be announced prior to the convening of the special session.”1518,abbott,bill,date,for,gov.,greg,issues,july,legislative,on,other,session,sets,special,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-vetoes-legislation-to-protect-dogs-teach-kids-about-domestic-violence--45392225https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45392225Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott vetoed 13 bills authored by Democrats and seven by Republicans. Twelve of the vetoes targeted bills that originated in the House, and eight were from the Senate.281abbott,about,bills,criminal,dogs,domestic,greg,justice,kids,legislation,medicaid,medicare,miller,protect,sid,teach,texas,tribune,vetoes,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-vetoes-funding-for-texas-legislature-and-its-staff-as-punishment-for-democrats-walkout-on-elections-bill--45378145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45378145Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor’s move comes after Democrats walked out of the House in the final days of the regular legislative session to block passage of Senate Bill 7, Abbott’s priority elections bill that would have overhauled voting rights in the state.169abbott,bill,democrats’,elections,electricity,ercot,for,funding,greg,grid,legislature,on,power,punishment,staff,texas,tribune,vetoes,walkoutcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-jobless-texans-losing-access-to-federal-unemployment-benefits-some-in-rural-areas-can-t-find-jobs--45366079https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45366079Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:07:21 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott opted Texans out of all additional federal unemployment aid starting June 26. But finding a job hasn't been easy for everyone.470abbott,access,aid,areas,benefits,can’t,covid,federal,find,jobless,jobs,losing,rural,some,texans,texas,to,tribune,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-empties-prison-to-prepare-to-detain-immigrants-arrested-during-ramped-up-border-enforcement--45348384https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45348384Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe prison — Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley — will have capacity for about 1,000 people.281abbott,aca,arrested,border,detain,during,empties,enforcement,immigrants,immigration,obamacare,prepare,prison,ramped-up,scotus,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-announces-texas-is-providing-initial-250-million-down-payment-for-border-wall--45334308https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45334308Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor did not specify how long the wall would be or where it would be built. He directed the Texas Facilities Commission to hire a program manager to begin that research.72$250,abbott,border,carry,electricity,ercot,greg,grid,guns,initial,million,permitless,power,providing,texas,tribune,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-he-ll-use-crowdfunding-for-his-plan-to-build-a-border-wall--45318049https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45318049Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott made national headlines with his announcement Thursday in Del Rio that Texas would build its own wall at the Mexico border, though he provided no further details and said he would lay out the plan this week.331abbott,austin,border,build,carry,casino,crowdfunding,for,gambling,greg,gun,mass,mexico,permitless,shooting,texas,tribune,trump,violence,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grid-operator-in-texas-urges-electricity-conservation-as-many-power-generators-are-unexpectedly-offline-and-temperatures-rise--45304635https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45304635Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneThe Electric Reliability Council of Texas says a large number of power plants are offline, but could not provide details as to what may be causing the "very concerning" number of outages. At the same time, the state is experiencing near record June...299benefits,conservation,electricity,ercot,generators,grid,many,offline,operator,power,rise,temperatures,texas,tribune,unemployment,unexpectedly,urges,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/some-medically-vulnerable-texans-feel-left-behind-as-the-state-returns-to-normal--45288794https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45288794Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneThe possibility that the vaccine won’t work — or that, as some worry, it could even hurt them — is a devastating blow after a year of sacrifice, isolation and waiting for protection against the virus.238abbott,behind,border,coronavirus,covid,feel,immigration,left,medically,normal,returns,some,state,texans,texas,to,tribune,vaccine,vulnerable,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-texas-will-build-a-border-wall-but-doesn-t-yet-give-details-on-cost-or-location--45254286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45254286Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor suggested more details would be released next week. The announcement Thursday of several initiatives is the latest in an ongoing conflict between Abbott, a Republican, and Democratic President Joe Biden's administration.226abbott,border,build,but,cost,details,doesn’t,give,gov.,greg,immigration,location,mexico,on,or,says,texas,tribune,wall,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-has-lifted-almost-all-texas-pandemic-restrictions-but-not-the-one-limiting-jail-releases--45239571https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45239571Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneAs he was fighting for the Legislature to change state bail laws, the governor continued his emergency order to restrict no-cost jail releases during the pandemic. At least several Texas courts have deemed the order unconstitutional.242abbott,all,bail,beto,but,county,democrats,greg,ground,jail,julie,lifted,limiting,not,oliver,pandemic,releases,restrictions,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-power-generation-companies-will-have-to-better-prepare-for-extreme-weather-under-bills-gov-greg-abbott-signed-into-law--45223737https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45223737Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bills 2 and 3 are aimed at overhauling the state’s power grid after the devastating winter storm in February and the widespread power outages that followed.3481836,abbott,bills,children,companies,extreme,for,generation,greg,into,law,migrant,power,prepare,signed,texas,tribune,under,weather,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-anti-abortion-program-will-receive-100-million-in-the-next-texas-budget-but-there-s-little-data-on-what-s-being-done-with-the-money--45208802https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45208802Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneCritics say the fast-growing Alternatives to Abortion program is secretive and a “waste” of money. But the program has strong supporters in the Republican-controlled Legislature who say it helps those who decide to “choose life in difficult...385$100,abbott,anti-abortion,budget,carnival,covid,cruise,dade,million,phelan,program,proof,receive,restrictions,ships,texas,tribune,vaccination,voting,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/universities-in-texas-received-more-state-funding-this-year-than-anticipated-but-they-re-still-hoping-for-more-support--45194657https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45194657Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneHigher education officials are hoping to get a slice of the $16 billion in federal stimulus funding state lawmakers are expected to dole out later this year during a special legislative session.241$16,a,allen,billion,education,federal,funding,get,higher,hoping,in,lawmakers,officials,slice,state,stimulus,texas,to,tribune,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/despite-gop-majority-a-number-of-conservative-bumper-sticker-issues-fell-short--45167380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45167380Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneThe Tribune's Ross Ramsey breaks down the big takeaways from the 2021 Legislature. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.570abortion,bumper,carry,conservative,constitutional,covid,despite,fell,gop,guns,issues,majority,police,restriction,short,sticker,texas,tribune,violence,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-gov-greg-abbott-could-be-upsetting-balance-of-powers-with-threat-to-veto-texas-legislature-s-pay--45160421https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45160421Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneA governor targeting the Legislature’s budget would be unprecedented in Texas history.460abbott,bills,carry,constitutional,covid,defund,greg,gun,legislature,mass,open,pandemic,permitless,rights,shooting,texas,tribune,vetocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/land-commissioner-george-p-bush-announces-run-for-attorney-general-against-ken-paxton--45144852https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45144852Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneBush made his challenge official Wednesday evening during an event at a downtown Austin bar.395against,attorney,bush,commissioner,electricity,for,general,george,grid,ken,land,miller,p.,paxton,qanon,run,sid,storm,texas,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-democrats-of-color-walkout-on-texas-voting-bill-was-rooted-in-the-long-fight-for-equal-voting-rights--45129784https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45129784Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneAll they could get was a temporary win. But the lawmakers said taking the extraordinary measure of breaking quorum was justified by the harm they felt their mostly Black and Hispanic constituents would face under the GOP's voting bill.322abbott,bill,black,color,defund,democrat,funding,hispanic,of,people,police,republican,restrictions,sb7,texas,tribune,trump,vote,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-feelings-raw-over-voting-bill-s-demise-texas-legislature-wraps-up-for-now--45117174https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45117174Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneMembers celebrated the end of the session, but also acknowledged that they'll be back sometime soon for at least one special session.169abbott,democrats,end,gop,greg,legislature,of,out,priorities,session,texas,tribune,walkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democrats-in-texas-abandon-house-floor-in-attempt-to-block-voting-bill--45104661https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45104661Mon, 31 May 2021 05:32:33 +0000Texas TribuneIn a last ditch attempt to block a sweeping GOP voting bill, all Democrats walked off the House floor Sunday night, trying to prevent a vote on the legislation before a fatal deadline.269abandon,biden,bill,block,democrats,electricity,ercot,floor,grid,house,joe,power,restriction,texas,tribune,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/without-child-care-texas-unemployed-mothers-are-struggling-to-reenter-the-workforce-as-federal-benefits-cease--45084412
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be opting out of federal unemployment assistance programs — including an additional $300 weekly stimulus check to those enrolled — to encourage those receiving benefits to reenter the workforce. Federal benefits will end June 26.

While Reed, who worked as a sales accountant before March last year, must apply to almost half a dozen jobs each week, she struggles to find positions with sufficient wages to support her family. She said many jobs available also lack flexible schedules, narrowing the types of child care options she can consider.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45084412Sat, 29 May 2021 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneAlicia Reed, a Bedford mother of four, lost her job at the onset of the pandemic. She says she wants to return to work, but she cannot afford the cost of child care. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be opting out of federal unemployment...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be opting out of federal unemployment assistance programs — including an additional $300 weekly stimulus check to those enrolled — to encourage those receiving benefits to reenter the workforce. Federal benefits will end June 26.

While Reed, who worked as a sales accountant before March last year, must apply to almost half a dozen jobs each week, she struggles to find positions with sufficient wages to support her family. She said many jobs available also lack flexible schedules, narrowing the types of child care options she can consider.]]>413benefits,mothers,texas,tribune,unemployment,welfarecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leadership-tensions-potential-special-session-loom-as-texas-legislative-session-hits-uncertain-end--45071355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45071355Fri, 28 May 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneTensions between the two chambers are peaking, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is putting pressure on Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session for unfinished business on conservative priorities361abbott,between,border,call,chambers,coronavirus,covid,dan,fentanyl,greg,is,on,patrick,peaking,pressure,putting,session,special,tensions,tocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-false-date-rape-drugging-accusation-against-a-lobbyist-exposed-claims-of-his-role-in-the-texas-capitol-s-culture-of-sexual-harassment--45056809https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45056809Thu, 27 May 2021 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneHillCo lobbyist Rick Dennis did not slip GHB into the drinks of two legislative staffers, an investigation found. But a history of complaints against him for inappropriate behavior raises questions about how seriously the Legislature takes misconduct.252accusation,against,calls,covid,dan,date,drugging,false,for,free,lobbyist,patrick,rape,schedule,session,special,texans,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-democrats-try-to-run-out-the-clock-in-last-ditch-effort-to-sink-gop-priority-bills--45042141https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45042141Wed, 26 May 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe Democrats delayed and deflected as they tried to run out the clock on bills they oppose. Republicans strategized to push through bills they'd worked on all session288bills,clock,critical,democrats,effort,gop,house,last-ditch,lgbtq,out,priority,race,racist,run,sink,texas,the,to,tribune,trycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-legislature-moves-on-two-fronts-to-prevent-state-s-largest-cities-and-counties-from-cutting-law-enforcement-budgets--45016659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45016659Tue, 25 May 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe Senate measure would require major counties hold an election before reducing their law enforcement budgets. The House bill would financially punish the state’s larger cities if they cut police funds.249abortion,budgets,cutting,defund,enforcement,guns,law,legislature,police,texas,the,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/priority-bills-imperiled-as-end-of-session-tensions-rise-between-texas-house-and-senate--44940723https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44940723Fri, 21 May 2021 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneHouse lawmakers expressed frustration Thursday that some of their priority legislation had not moved in the upper chamber, including a package of health care and criminal justice reform bills.272abbott,between,billions,bills,covid,end-of-session,greg,house,imperiled,priority,relief,rise,senate,tensions,texas,tribune,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-signs-into-law-one-of-nation-s-strictest-abortion-measures-banning-procedure-as-early-as-six-weeks-into-a-pregnancy--44921428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44921428Thu, 20 May 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe signing of the bill opens a new frontier in the battle over abortion restrictions as first-of-its-kind legal provisions intended to make the law harder to challenge are poised to be tested in the courts.223abbott,abortion,as,banning,capitol,early,execution,greg,law,measures,nation’s,pregnancy,procedure,riot,signs,six,strictest,texas,tribune,weekscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-no-public-schools-or-government-entities-will-be-allowed-to-require-masks--44900709https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44900709Wed, 19 May 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneWhile 30% of Texans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the vast majority of children are unvaccinated. The Pfizer vaccine was authorized last week for children as young as 12.263abbott,ban,coronavirus,covid,death,entities,execution,government,greg.,mandate,masks,no,public,row,schools,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unemployed-texans-will-stop-getting-additional-300-per-week-benefit-next-month-after-gov-greg-abbott-opts-out-of-federal-program--44883882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44883882Tue, 18 May 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneThe unemployment rate in Texas was 6.9% in March, which is more than double the record low of 3.4% in May 2019. The extra $300 federal benefit will end June 26 for jobless Texans.177$300,abbott,additional,benefit,federal,getting,greg,lgbtq,money,opts,out,program,stop,texans,texas,trans-gender,tribune,unemployed,unemployment,willcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-p-bush-wants-to-challenge-beleaguered-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-but-can-he-keep-trump-out-of-it--44861445https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44861445Mon, 17 May 2021 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneBush has a unique history with Trump as the only prominent member of his famous political family to back the former president. Meanwhile, Paxton has tightly aligned himself with Trump in recent months.232ac,affordable,air,attorney,biden,bush,care,challenge,conditioning,general,george,ken,lawsuit,p.,paxton.,prison,prisoners,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bill-that-would-ban-abortion-at-six-weeks-heads-to-governor-s-desk-to-become-texas-law--44805585https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44805585Fri, 14 May 2021 04:21:05 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott has said he intends to sign the bill.21612,6,abortion,american,ban,children,covid,heartbeat,informed,lawsuit,legislature,patriotism,providers,sue,texas,tribune,vaccine,weekscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-texas-house-rejects-senate-changes-bill-allowing-permitless-carrying-of-handguns-will-get-hashed-out-behind-closed-doors--44784122https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44784122Thu, 13 May 2021 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneHouse Bill 1927 would nix the requirement for Texas residents to obtain a license to carry handguns if they’re not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun.193alcohol,carrying,cheney,chip,firearms,go,guns,handguns,house,liz,permitless,rejects,roy,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-dismisses-nra-bankruptcy-case-that-would-have-allowed-gun-rights-group-to-reorganize-in-texas--44764936https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44764936Wed, 12 May 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe judge found the NRA was trying to use its move to Texas to avoid a lawsuit by the New York attorney general that accused the gun rights group of financial abuses.235$2,bankruptcy,billion,casino,college,dismisses,federal,gambling,gun,judge,money,nra,rights,school,stimulus,texas,tribune,universitiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-governor-s-emergency-powers-during-pandemics-would-be-curbed-under-bill-advanced-in-house--44747973https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44747973Tue, 11 May 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe wide-ranging legislation would affirm the governor’s ability to suspend state laws during a pandemic and allow for overriding local orders issued by county judges or mayors if they’re inconsistent with state orders.229bill,covid,dan,during,emergency,governor,huffines,in-person,limited,pandemics,patrick,powers,school,students,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/medicaid-expansion-for-uninsured-texans-had-bipartisan-support-but-lawmakers-won-t-pass-it-this-session--44729771https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44729771Mon, 10 May 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneNothing is truly dead until the session ends. But committee chairs in both chambers have blocked bills from getting hearings, and supporters have dim hopes that Republican leaders will revive it in time.208act,bill,dutton,expansion,for,harold,medicaid,of,participation,pass,retaliation,session,sports,students,texans,texas,transgender,tribune,uninsured,won'tcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-one-mom-hopes-texas-extends-medicaid-for-women-after-giving-birth--44703124
www.texastribune.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44703124Sat, 08 May 2021 12:40:22 +0000Texas TribuneIn the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, Juanita Raji says she could have used more time on Medicaid postpartum and supports lawmakers' efforts to extend coverage for new moms. www.texastribune.org
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In a state that doesn't require carbon monoxide alarms in homes, they had no warning they were poisoning themselves.236carbon,carry,catastrophe,constitutional,enabled,guns,history,monoxide,poisoning,police,recent,reform,texas,the,tribune,u.s.,worstcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/donald-trump-makes-late-push-for-susan-wright-in-special-election-to-fill-her-late-husband-s-u-s-house-seat--44549029https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44549029Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe former president is set to appear on a tele-town hall Thursday to get out the vote for Wright in Saturday's contest.213carry,constitutional,covid,donald,education,election,fill,guns,money,push,ron,schools,seat,special,stimulus,susan,texas,tribune,trump,wrightcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lubbock-voters-will-decide-may-1-if-west-texas-city-will-become-largest-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn--44526648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44526648Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneWhile proponents of the ordinance view abortion as an "inconceivably wicked action," detractors say it would be immediately challenged in court and that battles over abortion access are best fought at the state and federal levels.194abortion,anti-trans,biden,children,city,ed,for,gonzalez,ice,joe,lubbock,nominate,sanctuary,sheriff,texas,tribune,unborn,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-will-gain-two-seats-in-congress-as-residents-of-color-drive-population-gains--44500799https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44500799Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneTexas will have 38 congressional seats as a result of the latest U.S. census. The state’s political heft has been growing steadily for decades, gaining at least two seats after every census since 1980.254bill,capitol,color,congress,date,drive,gain,gains,harrasment,homeless,in,of,population,rape,residents,seats,sexual,texas,tribune,twocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-recommends-resuming-johnson-johnson-vaccine-shots-after-cdc-fda-give-green-light--44482752https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44482752Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe news comes a day after state health officials said that a Texas woman who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been hospitalized with blood clots and whose condition was being investigated by the CDC as potentially connected to the vaccine....203&,cdc,cornoavirus,covid,date,fda,investigation,johnson,lobbyist,rape,recommends,resuming,shots,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/east-texas-doctor-on-a-mission-to-vaccinate-people-against-covid-19--44460156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44460156Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneAfter months of testing for COVID-19 and treating patients, Dr. Carolyn Salter is determined to mitigate the spread of the virus in the region. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.465broadband,coronavirus,covid19,doctor,east,hesitancy,johnson,moderna,palestine,pandemic,region,rural,shot,texas,transportation,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-votes-to-ban-school-vouchers-cap-attorney-general-spending-in-ongoing-debate-of-the-246-billion-state-budget--44449092https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44449092Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:35:19 +0000Texas TribuneHouse members filed nearly 240 proposed tweaks to the massive spending plan and spent hours taking votes on controversial issues ranging from Medicaid expansion to border security.230attorney,budget,care,funding,general,health,ken,legislature,medicaid,paxton,scgool,texas,tribune,unisured,voucherscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-officials-and-activists-say-murder-conviction-for-george-floyd-s-death-is-only-one-step-in-reforming-policing--44429913https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44429913Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneBefore moving to Minneapolis, Floyd had been a longtime Houston resident. That city's mayor says he and the Houston Police Department would be announcing police reforms next week.356brutality,budget,chauvin,conviction,death,floyd,george,legislature,medicaid,murder,police,reform,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawmakers-in-texas-advance-bills-blocking-access-to-gender-affirming-health-care-despite-opposition-from-lgbtq-texans-medical-associations--44413751https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44413751Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneEquality Texas CEO Ricardo Martinez said Texas has filed more anti-LGBTQ bills this session than any other state legislature.182access,advance,anti-trans,bills,blocking,care,despite,gender-affirming,health,holidays,lawmakers,lgbtq,muslim,opposition,texans,texas,to,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/business-leaders-say-the-texas-legislature-s-anti-lgbtq-bills-could-hurt-the-state-s-economy--44398979https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44398979Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Competes, which is made up of more than 1,450 Texas employers, chambers of commerce, tourism bureaus and industry associations, is advocating the “economic case for equality.”228anti-lgbtq,anti-trans,bills,business,could,economy,electricity,ercot,gender,hurt,infrasturcture,leaders,legislature,lgbtq,sports,state’s,stoprm,tech,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-republicans-are-vowing-to-defy-any-new-federal-gun-rules-experts-say-it-s-largely-a-symbolic-gesture--44385094https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44385094Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe push to steel Texas against new federal rules comes amid several recent incidents of gun violence nationwide — including shootings in Bryan and Austin. Democrats are calling for an assault weapons ban and stronger background checks, among other...283biden,defy,energy,ercot,federal,firearms,gun,mass,new,renewable,republicans,restrictions,rules,sanctuary,shooting,state,storm,texas,tribune,windcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/houston-family-testifies-against-anti-trans-bills-at-texas-capitol--44363881
Lisa Stanton and her daughter, Maya, say the slate of anti-trans bills afoot at the Legislature could force them to move out of state. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44363881Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas Tribune*Editor's note: This audio story contains a statement that some listeners may consider to be graphic in nature. Lisa Stanton and her daughter, Maya, say the slate of anti-trans bills afoot at the Legislature could force them to move out of state....
Lisa Stanton and her daughter, Maya, say the slate of anti-trans bills afoot at the Legislature could force them to move out of state. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.]]>541anti-trans,bills,child,daughter,gop,laws,legislature,lgbtq,lisa,maya,public,republican,school,sports,stanton,texas,transgender,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/severe-weather-this-summer-could-cause-another-texas-power-crisis--44354095https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44354095Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneThe state's grid operator included extreme weather scenarios in its early summer assessment and found that a combination of a severe drought, heat wave and low winds could lead to more power outages. Experts warn this summer could be hot and dry,...304bail,carry,constitutional,crisis,electricity,ercot,firearms,guns,mass,outage,permit,power,severe,shooting,summer,texas,tribune,weather,withoutcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coronavirus-cases-in-texas-haven-t-surged-since-gov-greg-abbott-lifted-the-mask-order-experts-warn-it-s-too-soon-to-celebrate--44339201https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44339201Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneDaily new cases and the positivity rate have leveled off over the past month, while deaths and hospitalization have gone down substantially.302abbott,anti-trans,athletics,bill,coronavirus,covid,governor,greg,positivity,rates,restrictions,school,sports,students,tests,texas,transgender,tribune,yearcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-pauses-j-j-vaccinations-as-feds-plan-to-review-six-reports-of-blood-clotting-among-6-8-million-doses-nationwide--44325349https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44325349Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneAt the state's three FEMA vaccination sites in Dallas, Arlington and Houston, officials said that vaccine efforts would continue but that officials would not be administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.271administration,biden,coronavirus,covid,cruz,georgia,immigration,johnson,johnson&johnson,ken,mexico,mlb,paxton,sues,suppression,ted,texas,tribune,vaccine,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-texas-legislature-considers-anti-trans-bills-ncaa-announces-it-will-not-hold-events-in-states-that-discriminate-against-trans-students--44311993https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44311993Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneTexas lawmakers have filed six bills that target transgender students’ sports participation — and two of those bills would affect colleges and university sports in addition to K-12.325anti-trans,athletes,bills,brutality,college,covid,force,marvin,ncaa,of,pay,police,scott,sick,sports,texas,transgender,tribune,university,usecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-in-texas-say-their-proposed-voting-restrictions-are-color-blind-but-many-see-jim-crow-in-a-tuxedo--44297347https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44297347Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneAn outraged Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick castigated those implying that GOP efforts to restrict Texas voting are racist. But the state has a history of marginalizing voters of color, and many business leaders, voting rights advocates and Democrats see the...325abbott,coronavirus,covid,dan,ercot,governor,lawsuit,patrick,racism,rates,suppression,texas,tribune,vaccine,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/technical-difficulties-hampered-the-staar-test-one-austin-teacher-called-it-a-sign--44278351
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The shooting occurred the same day that President Joe Biden released a list of executive orders to...230anthem,bryan,bush,challenge,dead,election,george,gun,ken,mass,national,paxton,republican,shooting,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-of-texas-investigating-allegations-that-unaccompanied-migrant-children-are-being-abused-sexually-assaulted-in-san-antonio--44249946https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44249946Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor did not know the identities of those who alleged assault, nor did he provide many details. He said he was concerned more than one child may have been assaulted.368abbott,antonio,assault,biden,covid,governor,investigation,medicaid,migrant,money,mothers,public,relief,republican,san,school,sexual,stimulus,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-day-of-staar-testing-canceled-for-thousands-of-students-experiencing-technical-issues-across-texas--44231808https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44231808Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneTexas officials mandated that students take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness in person this year at monitored test sites, although millions of students are still learning remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.336abbott,agencies,bail,banned,canceled,cash,dan,governor,passport,patrick,poor,reform,staar,state,testing,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-have-long-pushed-to-allow-constitutional-carry-of-guns-proponents-say-this-year-is-their-best-chance--44212406https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44212406Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneThe momentum follows a shake-up in House leadership and comes as the practice is gaining traction in statehouses across the country. Meanwhile, gun control advocates are sounding the alarm about making it easier to carry guns after recent mass shootings.4022nd,abbott,baseball,bills,carry,conceal,facebook,greg,guns,integrity,mlb,open,rangers,republicans,suppresion,texas,tribune,violence,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-the-power-went-out-texas-oil-and-gas-regulators-rushed-to-defend-the-industry-s-image--44199343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44199343Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneMembers of the Texas Railroad Commission were quick to blame renewable energy for power outages across the state.360anti-asian,beto,blame,chinese,commission,energy,gas,oil,outages,power,railroad,regulators,renewable,republican,storm,texas,tribune,wind,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alamo-drafthouse-founder-tim-league-reflects-on-pandemic-struggles--44153223www.texastribune.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44153223Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneAlthough the iconic theater chain is currently facing bankruptcy, League is optimistic about the future of his Texas-born business. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast. www.texastribune.orgwww.texastribune.org]]>486alamo,and,austin,business,cinema,coronavirus,covid,drafthouse,film,league,mandate,mask,movies,pandemic,restrictions,texas,tim,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-senate-advances-bill-limiting-how-and-when-voters-can-cast-ballots-receive-mail-in-voting-applications--44156428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44156428Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 7 is at the forefront of Texas Republicans’ crusade to further restrict voting in the state after last year’s election.227airlines,american,anti-voting,ban,business,computers,conservative,dell,fraud,media,republican,restrictions,senate,social,speech,texas,tribune,vote,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/colt-mccoy-joined-forces-with-rich-ut-austin-alumni-to-help-pressure-university-to-keep-the-eyes-of-texas-latest-emails-show--44139340https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44139340Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:00:22 +0000Texas TribuneThe new emails reveal more powerful donors and alumni than were previously known who mobilized on the issue in June right after the student athletes went public with their demands to get rid of the song.306alma,austin,colt,coronavirus,covid,electric,eyes,football,mater,mccoy,of,racism,racist,sports,storm,texas,tribune,university,vaccine,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bills-restricting-abortion-including-one-that-bans-procedure-as-early-as-six-weeks-gets-texas-senate-ok--44124432https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44124432Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe slate of bills must still go to the House for approval.218abortion,bills,birth,control,death,doctors,gop,health,illegal,late,loophole,outlawed,penalty,republican,restrictions,sonogram,term,texas,tribune,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sweeping-legislation-to-overhaul-electricity-market-in-response-to-winter-storm-heads-to-texas-house-after-senate-s-unanimous-approval--44108058https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44108058Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneSenate Bill 3 would require all power generators, transmission lines, natural gas facilities and pipelines to make upgrades for extreme weather. Its prospects are uncertain in the House, which is scheduled to take up a series of related, standalone...330coronavirus,covid,eyes,facilities,gas,generators,lines,natural,of,pipelines,power,racism,sb3,song,storm,texas,transmission,tribune,university,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-texas-adults-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine-but-there-aren-t-enough-doses--44090559
Learn more at trib.it/VaxQA]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44090559Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneIt still may be hard to secure a vaccine appointment, but doctors hope increasing supply will help meet demand. Learn more at trib.it/VaxQA
Learn more at trib.it/VaxQA]]>206abbott,austin,coronavirus,drugs,ercot,grid,houston,marshall,masks,outages,pandemic,power,prison,project,storm,texas,travis,university,water,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/covid-vaccine-brings-home-health-worker-some-hard-fought-stress-relief--44068984
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www.texastribune.org]]>214austin,berkshire,brutality,buffet,coronavirus,covid19,death,floyd,george,hathaway,hypothermia,mask,pandemic,paxton,police,storm,texas,txlege,warren,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-paxton-refuses-to-release-messages-about-attendance-at-pro-trump-rally-before-jan-6-insurrection--44042326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44042326Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Tribune joined several other news organizations in an effort to obtain copies of emails and text messages that Paxton sent or received while in Washington for the rally.289alcohol,attorney,capitol,covid,emails,general,guns,insurrection,ken,laws,liqour,mass,paxton,restriction,rights,riot,shooting,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/covid-19-vaccine-to-everyone-16-and-older-in-texas-on-march-29--44028164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44028164Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Department of State Health Services is asking providers to prioritize appointments for people 80 and older, and to prioritize walk-ins from anyone in that age group who shows up without an appointment.228assisted,baylor,confederacy,everyone,facilities,history,homes,living,nursing,open,owner,racism,racist,slave,statues,texas,tribune,university,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/migrants-including-children-face-cramped-conditions-at-south-texas-border-patrol-facility--44010125https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44010125Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneImages released by a Democratic U.S. representative show settings similar to those that Democrats hammered former President Donald Trump over two years ago, when that administration encountered an increase of migrant apprehensions203biden,border,cages,children,conditions,detention,filemon,immigrants,immigration,patrol,south,texas,tribune,trump,velacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-in-texas-begin-pursuing-new-voting-restrictions-as-they-work-to-protect-their-hold-on-power--43993799https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43993799Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneHearings are set to begin today on the first major bill in a push by Republican lawmakers to further tighten the state's already restrictive voting rules and raise new barriers for some voters.316abortion,americans,asian,atlanta,attacks,coronavirus,covid,elections,fear,gop,republican,restriction,restrictions,restrictive,texas,tribune,violence,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-and-hispanic-texans-are-still-underrepresented-in-vaccinations--43958055
Plus, the latest on the fallout

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Plus, the latest on the fallout

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Businesses are also now allowed to operate at full capacity as long as the hospitals in their region haven’t been treating a large share of patients for COVID-19. Here’s a look at what the...265abbott,austin,casinos,coronavirus,covid,eyes,gambling,governor,greg,hospitalization,loosened,mandate,mask,of,rasict,rate,restrictions,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-recovering-from-covid-19-relied-on-machines-to-help-them-breathe-then-the-power-went-out--43803657https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43803657Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneAfter COVID-19 hospitalizations peaked, the number of Texans dependent on home oxygen equipment was at “an all-time high” when a winter storm overwhelmed the state’s power grid in February, leaving many struggling for air.333college,coronavirus,covid,ercot,eyes,grid,jumpers,lawsuits,line,of,power,racism,racist,storm,students,texas,tribune,university,vaccine,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-rejects-aid-from-biden-administration-in-dispute-over-coronavirus-testing-for-migrants--43783435https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43783435Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott said it is the federal government’s responsibility to test the migrants.212abbott,biden,conservative,coronavirus,covid,discriminating,disput,free,funding,greg,immigrant,immigration,joe,media,migrants,social,speech,testing,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-year-into-the-pandemic-many-texans-still-struggling-financially-and-emotionally--43758663https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43758663Sat, 06 Mar 2021 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneMonica Jimenez is still weathering the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic that started with her husband losing his oil field job. But the Brownfield native says she’s managed to find a few bright spots along the way. Listen in the weekend edition...444bills,brownswood,coronavirus,covid,death,economy,emotional,family,financial,gas,jobs,kids,marriage,mask,oil,pandemic,stress,struggle,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-some-texans-who-lost-loved-ones-to-the-coronavirus-lifting-the-mask-mandate-is-a-slap-in-the-face--43745768https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43745768Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneOne woman whose husband died said Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to end the mask mandate makes the convenience of not wearing a mask seem more important than loss of life. Abbott's spokesperson says he “joins all Texans in mourning every single life lost.”302abbott,business,cornoavirus,covid,electricity,ercot,governor,grid,mandate,mask,outage,power,restrictions,teachers,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-teachers-child-care-workers-now-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine--43728644https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43728644Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneThe change in eligibility comes the day after the Biden administration urged all states to prioritize teachers.297abbott,alumni,biden,coronavirus,covid,donors,eyes,football,governor,joe,mask,of,public,racism,schools,teachers,texas,tribune,university,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-he-s-rescinding-statewide-mask-mandate-and-capacity-limits-on-businesses--43712332https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43712332Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneThe change, which comes as the seven-day average of new coronavirus deaths remains above 200, will go into effect March 10.246100%,abbott,capacity,coronavirus,covid,fauci,governor,greg,hospitalization,mandate,mask,masks,rate,restrictions,schools,teachers,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/public-utility-commission-chair-resigns-after-texas-officials-criticize-management-of-power-outages--43698250https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43698250Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneOn Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for PUC Chair DeAnn Walker and Electric Reliability Council of Texas CEO Bill Magness to resign.284abbott,chariwoman,electricity,ercot,eyes,football,greg,of,outages,power,puc,resign,storm,texas,tribune,university,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-expects-to-receive-more-than-200-000-initial-doses-of-newly-approved-johnson-johnson-vaccine--43678444https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43678444Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe Food and Drug Administration on Saturday approved the vaccine, the first that requires one dose instead of two.192biden,doses,fda,johnson,moderna,pfizer,texas,tribune,trump,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rural-texas-communities-face-long-recoveries-and-stretched-budgets-without-federal-aid--43658245https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43658245Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneDebbie Gosnell, city manager of Cross Plains, said it could take months for her community to recover from the winter storm. Without approval for federal aid, Gosnell worries the town's budget will not cover the numerous broken pipes and damaged buildings.467city,cross,disaster,electricity,ercot,flood,manager,outage,plains,power,relief,rural,small,storm,texas,town,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-and-senate-holding-hearings-about-last-week-s-winter-storm-in-texas--43643422https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43643422Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneCatastrophic Texas power outages prompt finger pointing and blame shifting at legislative hearings.311abbott,aid,bills,catastrophe,covid,damage,ercot,federal,hearings,house,mandates,mask,outage,power,relief,senate,storm,texas,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/citrus-and-dairy-farmers-in-texas-urge-patience-as-they-rebuild-after-the-winter-storm--43627100https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43627100Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe historic winter storm wiped out most of South Texas' citrus crop and halted dairy processing in the Panhandle for days. Consumers will likely continue seeing short-term shortages, producers say.248citrus,crops,grande,groceries,grocery,growers,milk,oranges,outage,panhandle,power,prices,production,rio,storm,texas,tribune,valley,winter,wipedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ercot-board-members-who-live-outside-of-texas-are-resigning-in-the-aftermath-of-the-power-outage-winter-storm--43608292https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43608292Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneFive board members, including the chair, who do not live in Texas will resign. A candidate for another position on the board has withdrawn his application. The vacancies will not immediately be filled.208abbott,aid,board,county,disaster,electricity,ercot,federal,governor,griddy,harris,lawsuit,members,outages,power,resign,storm,texas,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-s-how-texans-can-apply-for-federal-help-to-recover-from-the-devastating-winter-storm--43592639https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43592639Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneTexas sustained between $45 and $50 billion in damage and economic loss from the storm, according to AccuWeather. So far, people in more than 100 counties can begin applying for federal assistance.256abbott,bills,child,died,electric,electricity,fema,governor,high,lawsuit,massive,power,spikes,storm,texas,tribune,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-state-leaders-are-moving-to-alleviate-massive-energy-bills-following-winter-storm--43576456https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43576456Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneThe meeting came after numerous reports of Texans receiving exorbitant electric bills despite not having power during the storm237abbott,bills,deaths,disaster,electricity,energy,food,governor,grocery,outage,power,relief,storm,texas,tribune,utility,water,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-who-experienced-winter-storm-power-outages-share-their-stories--43551648
There's Victoria Forton, a new mom trying to keep her baby warm in Pflugerville. And Sara Deraud, a Grapevine woman concerned about her grown son five hours away.

Jose Cabral cozied up with his wife and pets in Salado to stay warm. The lights went out on Lorraine Patino in Manor, leaving her and her husband with little more to eat than peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Marcus Wilson lost power in Houston and with it, the ability to work virtually. And Astrid Lang, a Houston Independent School District teacher worried about her less fortunate students, and her parents, who risked missing their second COVID-19 vaccine doses because of the weather.

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There's Victoria Forton, a new mom trying to keep her baby warm in Pflugerville. And Sara Deraud, a Grapevine woman concerned about her grown son five hours away.

Jose Cabral cozied up with his wife and pets in Salado to stay warm. The lights went out on Lorraine Patino in Manor, leaving her and her husband with little more to eat than peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Marcus Wilson lost power in Houston and with it, the ability to work virtually. And Astrid Lang, a Houston Independent School District teacher worried about her less fortunate students, and her parents, who risked missing their second COVID-19 vaccine doses because of the weather.

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The pause in deportations was part of Biden’s attempted day one overhaul of several of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.326abuse,assault,bidenn,border,children,dan,deportation,foster,homes,immigrants,joe,judge,moratorium,patrick,ruling,suspension,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-ron-wright-dies-weeks-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus--43358374https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43358374Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneWright, a Republican from Arlington, had been living with cancer for years. He was hospitalized for COVID-19 about two weeks ago.341bidenn,coronavirus,covid,fossil,fuels,gas,hospital,industry,joe,nurses,oil,pipeline,ron,texas,tribune,violence,wrightcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/older-and-disabled-texans-are-demanding-their-home-caregivers-be-vaccinated-for-covid-19-but-many-workers-don-t-want-it--43340937https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43340937Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneHome health workers, most of whom are women of color, could start losing their jobs if they aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19. Many are more afraid of the vaccine than the virus, but health experts and public officials widely agree that the vaccine...327abortionn,coronavirus,covid,health,home,medicaid,pandemic,parennthood,planned,texas,tribune,vaccine,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/up-for-the-task-younger-texans-are-helping-older-family-members-get-covid-19-vaccine--43309801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43309801Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneJackie Tidwell, a 6th-generation Texan living in Seattle, made it her mission to get her 90-year-old grandfather in Corpus Christi vaccinated for COVID-19 and hopes others “have persistent grandkids like me.” Listen, in the weekend edition of The...440christi,coronavirus,corpus,covid,covid-19,pandemic,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/speaker-dade-phelan-shakes-up-texas-house-leadership-with-new-chairs-on-key-committees--43295744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43295744Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneWith assignments out, legislation that has been filed can begin getting referred to committees for potential hearings. The committees overseeing public education, budget writing and redistricting are among those with new chairs.319assingments,briscoe,cain,chair,committee,count,dade,greene,homeless,marjorie,phelan,qanon,remove,taylor,texs,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-weeks-as-one-of-the-nation-s-worst-covid-19-hot-spots-laredo-leaders-see-no-easy-way-out--43277044https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43277044Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneAt one point in January, half of the city’s hospital patients were admitted because of COVID-19 — the highest percentage in the nation. That's caused intense debate about what the city can, and should, do next.333coronavirus,covid,deaths,doses,grocery,hospitals,inmates,laredo,masks,prisonn,restriction,shutdown,texas,tribune,vaccine,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-biden-s-newest-immigration-orders-include-task-force-to-help-hundreds-of-migrant-children-find-their-parents--43258052https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43258052Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe executive orders will also include a review of Donald Trump’s restrictions on legal migration and the “remain in Mexico” program.268abbott,advocates,assault,biden,border,daca,deportation,dreamers,immigration,legislative,mexico,rape,session,sexual,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-unveils-legislative-priorities-including-police-funding-election-integrity-expanding-broadband-access-and-more--43239985https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43239985Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott designated five emergency items, which are matters the Legislature can vote on within the first 60 days of the session that began Jan. 12.302abbott,abortion,broadband,coronavirus,covid,emergency,greg,items,legislative,of,priorities,shortage,state,teachers,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/progress-in-the-fight-against-the-coronavirus-is-coming-but-texas-is-a-long-way-from-herd-immunity--43219395https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43219395Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneMedical experts say the state will struggle to immunize enough Texans to halt the chain of transmission through vaccination. But they hope to soon see evidence that vaccination efforts are helping to take pressure off the health care system.309athletics,biden,college,coronavirus,covid,herd,immunity,laws,lgbtq,pandemic,texas,transgender,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/volunteers-stepping-up-in-hard-hit-laredo-to-administer-covid-19-vaccine--43190728https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43190728Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe virus has overwhelmed hospitals in the border town. One medical worker says the COVID-19 vaccine is giving people hope. Listen to her story in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.390border,coronavirus,covid,hospitals,laredo,texas,tribune,vaccine,virus,volunteercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-a-stalled-court-system-some-texas-jails-are-dangerously-overcrowded-in-the-pandemic--43175215https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43175215Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe Harris County sheriff has pleaded for help from a federal judge to make room at the “bursting” jail in Houston, where six inmates and two employees have died from COVID-19.292abbott,biden,contaminated,coronavirus,covid,day,drinking,environmental,fights,gas,jail,lead,oil,overcrowding,pipeline,school,texas,tribune,water,xlcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-guard-teams-will-vaccinate-residents-for-covid-19-in-five-rural-counties-gov-greg-abbott-announces--43155514https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43155514Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneNational Guard teams will visit DeWitt, Marion, Real, Sherman and Starr counties as part of a newly created State Mobile Vaccine Pilot Program.332abbott,addleson,adler,austin,budget,coronavirus,covid,doses,gambling,gaurd,greg,homeless,national,sheldon,steve,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-biden-s-100-day-deportation-moratorium-after-texas-sues-administration--43138335https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43138335Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe deportation moratorium was part of a package of immigration-reform measures the new administration proposed on Inauguration Day.256biden,corny,coronavirus,covid,cruz,deportation,e,immigration,impeachment,ken,lawsuit,osha,paul,paxton,rand,suing,ted,texas,tribu,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/despite-insurrection-there-may-be-more-guns-in-the-texas-capitol-this-session--43119010https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43119010Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe violent storming of the U.S. Capitol prompted some states to reconsider allowing firearms in their statehouses. Not Texas.312alt-right,broadband,capitol,cornyn,cruz,guns,impeachment,insurrection,internet,john,republican,riot,ted,terrorists,texas,tribune,trump,violentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-paxton-files-lawsuit-challenging-biden-administration-s-pause-on-deportations--43099243https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43099243Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribunePresident Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for a 100-day moratorium on some deportations as part of a sweeping review and reset of immigration and enforcement policies.231biden,border,coronavirus,covid,deportation,election,immigration,is,joe,ken,lawsuit,paxton,runoff,senate,suing,texas,tribune,whycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/baylor-students-must-test-weekly-for-covid-19-those-who-keep-missing-tests-could-lose-wi-fi-access--43055102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43055102Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe new weekly test requirement is possible with the help of a new multimillion-dollar, on-campus lab that produces test results in less than 24 hours.231abbott,austin,baylor,coronavirus,covid,enforcement,funding,greg,law,police,racism,ron,testing,texas,tribune,university,violence,wrightcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/president-joe-biden-to-pause-border-wall-construction-issue-protections-for-daca-recipients-and-roll-back-other-trump-immigration-policies--43037151https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43037151Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneThe incoming president also plans to send a comprehensive immigration reform plan to Congress after he takes office.286biden,border,census,daca,executive,gop,immigration,inauguration,joe,ken,order,paxton,republican,texas,tribune,trump,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-has-administered-most-of-its-1-7-million-vaccine-doses-as-it-prepares-to-receive-333-000-more--43020058https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43020058Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneSome 78% of the 1.7 million coronavirus doses already shipped to providers have been used, including second doses, Gov. Greg Abbott said. Texas is set to receive another 333,650 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.292abbott,biden,capitol,charged,coronavirus,covid,doses,greg,houston,hpd,insurrection,obstruction,officer,police,pro-trump,riot,texas,tribune,trump,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/low-income-texans-struggle-to-find-new-doctors-as-state-officials-boot-planned-parenthood-off-medicaid--43000125https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43000125Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:00:31 +0000Texas TribuneThe state's health commission gave Planned Parenthood's Medicaid patients until Feb. 3 to find new doctors. Experts say there are limited places low-income patients can go, in part because Texas already has a shortage of doctors who accept Medicaid,...197anti-vaccine,booted,care,health,healthcare,kicked,loans,medicaid,off,parenthood,planned,ppp,texas,tribune,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-texas-regions-battered-by-coronavirus-are-out-of-intensive-care-beds--42983367https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42983367Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneHospitals in the Abilene, Bryan-College Station and Laredo areas have run out of intensive care unit beds. State health officials are “greatly concerned” about high numbers of hospitalized people throughout Texas.272abilene,bankruptcy,beds,bryan,confederate,coronavirus,covid,day,heroes,hospitalization,icu,infection,laredo,mlk,nra,rates,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-capitol-staffer-says-pandemic-protocols-are-a-must-this-session--42960057
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The moratorium order was set to expire at the end of the year.185assistance,biden,border,coronavirus,covid,deportation,doses,eviction,imigration,relief,rental,texas,tribune,trump,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/congress-to-vote-on-stimulus-bill-sending-most-americans-600-extending-covid-19-protections--42603647https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42603647Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe bill will reinstate supplemental unemployment benefits of $300 per week, and extend eviction protections through the end of January. The legislation also allocates another $284 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program.195abbott,benefits,biden,bill,congress,coronavirus,covid,greg,package,pandemic,relief,stimulus,texas,tribune,unemployment,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/second-round-of-covid-19-vaccines-earmarked-for-smaller-texas-hospitals-and-long-term-care-facility-residents--42585860https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42585860Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneBy the end of the month, the state expects to distribute 1.4 million vaccine doses to hospitals, long-term care facilities and a host of other locations.1822020,abbott,care,coronavirus,county,covid,doses,drew,election,force,greg,harris,health,pandemic,springer,task,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-s-tutoring-her-siblings-while-learning-remotely-how-one-texas-high-school-senior-navigates-the-pandemic--42561519https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42561519Sat, 19 Dec 2020 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneSpend a day with Isabel Suarez, an 18-year-old Pflugerville High School senior who's taking on the challenges of virtual school as well as tutoring her two younger siblings during the pandemic.770class,covid,high,learning,online,pandemic,pflugerville,public,remotely,school,student,teachers,texas,tribune,tutor,tutoringcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/officials-in-texas-expect-it-to-take-months-for-coronavirus-vaccine-to-be-available-to-anyone-who-wants-it--42547447https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42547447Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott said he has not yet gotten the vaccine but will “at the appropriate time."185abbott,care,committee,coronavirus,covid,distribution,george,greg,health,inaugural,money,straight,texas,tribune,vaccine,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-m-investigating-large-scale-cheating-case-as-universities-see-more-academic-misconduct-in-era-of-online-classes--42526972https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42526972Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneUniversities across Texas and nationwide are seeing an increase in online cheating since the start of the pandemic, as students take more virtual courses and test remotely with less supervision.334abbott,a&m,arrested,cheating,college,covid,election,fraud,greg,hotze,houston,money,officer,pandemic,police,relief,steven,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-voting-for-donald-trump-texas-electors-ask-swing-states-to-reject-results-that-assured-victory-for-joe-biden--42511025https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42511025Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneElectors across the country affirmed Biden’s victory, but the Texas electors refused to admit Trump’s defeat.3302020,baseless,claims,covid,defeat,election,electoral,electors,fraud,funding,pandemic,public,school,scotus,texas,tribune,trump,votes,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/covid-19-vaccinations-are-underway-for-texas-front-line-health-care-workers--42492330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42492330Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneFour Texas sites received a total of 19,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, the first phase of a rollout that will put a quarter-million doses into 109 Texas facilities this week — with more on the way next week.278biden,college,coronavirus,covid,electoral,ken,paxton,texas,tribune,trump,vaccination,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-supreme-court-throws-out-texas-lawsuit-contesting-2020-election-results-in-four-battleground-states--42473668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42473668Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneThe lawsuit challenged election results in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. The high court said Texas did not have standing to bring the case.2392020,coronavirus,court,covid,election,elpaso,funerals,lawsuit,results,scotus,supreme,texas,tribune,vacciencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/long-wait-times-and-broken-machines-nothing-could-stop-this-dallas-voter-from-casting-a-ballot--42441301https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42441301Sat, 12 Dec 2020 17:11:34 +0000Texas TribuneIn the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, Gwen McMillan Lawe reflects on the challenges she and other Black and LatinX voters faced at the polls in November.5002020,ballot,black,casting,election,latinx,suppresion,texas,tribune,trump,voter,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-republicans-pin-hopes-on-texas-lawsuit-to-overturn-election-results-but-legal-experts-say-it-s-a-long-shot--42426518https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42426518Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneDonald Trump's legal team filed to intervene in the Texas lawsuit contesting the election results on Wednesday. The president asked U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to argue the case before the U.S. Supreme Court, if it agrees to hear it.274adelson,ag,attorney,battleground,covid,election,gambling,general,indicted,ken,lawsuit,miller,paxton,positive,sid,states,sues,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-least-three-texas-board-of-education-members-test-positive-for-the-coronavirus-after-in-person-meeting--42408078https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42408078Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneOne of the board members said the state needs to be more cautious about getting back to normal — especially with a new legislative session set to begin next month.313college,coronavirus,covid,defense,positive,sboe,spending,tech,test,texas,tribune,trump,university,utep,vetocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fourteen-u-s-army-leaders-fired-or-suspended-at-fort-hood--42389034https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42389034Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneThe shake-ups come in response to an independent review of the Texas base’s command climate and are an effort to correct a yearslong culture of sexual assault and a pattern of violence there.276battleground,biden,border,donald,election,fort,hood,ken,lawsuit,mexico,murder,paxton,states,sues,texas,tribune,trump,voting,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/food-banks-in-texas-may-be-less-equipped-to-help-hungry-households-in-the-new-year--42370784https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42370784Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneMore than 2.5 million households in Texas didn't always have enough food to eat in November, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. About two-thirds of those households were either Hispanic or Black.204assistance,benefits,coronavirus,covid,loans,pandemic,ppp,texas,tribune,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-living-in-long-term-care-facilities-will-be-among-first-people-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine--42353607https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42353607Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneResidents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, among others, were added to the priority list that already included hospital staff working with COVID-19 patients.211care,committe,coronavirus,covid,daca,dan,elderly,facility,hearing,legislature,long-term,patrick,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texarkana-woman-fighting-for-pandemic-unemployment-risked-losing-it-all--42323616
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Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also called for the Supreme Court to hear one of Donald Trump's election lawsuits.262abbott,barr,baseless,closure,coronavirus,covid,drew,election,evidence,fraud,no,pandemic,prison,republicans,springer,tdcj,texas,tribune,widespread,williamcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-texas-must-boost-coronavirus-control-efforts-amid-full-resurgence-of-infections-white-house-report-says--42269333https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42269333Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneAmong the task force’s recommendations: Officials in Texas should significantly reduce capacity in indoor spaces, including those that are privately owned.84budget,covid,economy,election,estimate,hegar,hospitalizations,house,infections,lockdown,pandemic,restrictions,state,texas,tribune,trump,vote,voter,voting,whitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harris-county-gop-chair-who-assumed-role-after-facing-backlash-for-racist-facebook-post-resigns--42247290https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42247290Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneKeith Nielsen won the job in March, but as he prepared to take office this summer, he faced widespread condemnation for posting a Facebook graphic juxtaposing a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana176border,cages,chair,county,gop,harris,immigrants,keith,nielsen,patrol,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-democrats-have-failed-to-pass-voter-access-legislation-for-years-the-pandemic-may-change-that--42232701https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42232701Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneMore than 50 election-related bills have been filed in the House and Senate in the three weeks since the election. About half of them are aimed at increasing voter access, which lawmakers said became a more urgent issue during the pandemic.256ballots,dem,early,fraud,gop,ken,legislation,legislature,mail-in,paxton,republican,session,texas,tribune,trump,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/williamson-county-judge-pleads-guilty-for-violating-his-own-stay-at-home-order-will-pay-1-000-fine--42151035https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42151035Wed, 25 Nov 2020 11:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneIn exchange for the guilty plea, two charges related to the incident — abuse of official capacity and official oppression — are being dropped.208booze,coronavirus,county,covid,liqour,lockdown,medicaid,order,pandemic,parenthood,planned,shutdown,stay-at-home,texas,tribune,walmart,williamsoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/these-health-care-workers-will-be-first-in-line-for-a-covid-19-vaccine--42130755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42130755Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneHospital-based nurses, doctors and custodians are among the state's "first tier" of vaccine recipients once the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves one or more for the public.2082022,2024,abbott,coronavirus,covid,cruz,fda,greg,pandemic,president,senate,ted,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-north-texas-superintendent-is-openly-defying-the-state-mask-mandate-in-schools-no-one-is-stopping-him--42113018https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42113018Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Education Agency declined to take action, saying it's up to local enforcement. A county official tried to intervene but said it should be up to TEA to enforce.2272020,biden,classes,coronavirus,covid,election,isd,mandate,mask,pandemic,public,school,students,tea,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-the-trump-campaign-challenges-election-results-el-paso-has-a-different-question-where-is-our-money--42067024https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42067024Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneEl Paso is one of several Texas cities facing budget shortfalls because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately affected the border area. The president’s team still owes the city a 2-year-old debt of more than half a million dollars.247abbott,coronavirus,covid,education,elpaso,greg,lockdown,pandemic,public,sboe,schoo,sex,shutdown,students,texas,tribune,trump,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coronavirus-cases-in-texas-are-soaring-again-but-this-time-gov-greg-abbott-says-no-lockdown-is-coming--42046681https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42046681Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe last time case numbers were this high, the governor closed bars and urged Texans to avoid summer holiday gatherings. This time, he's staying the course, relying on a 2-month-old blueprint to claw back reopenings regionally based on hospitalizations.320abbott,coronavirus,covid,drilling,fbi,gas,gulf,ken,lockdown,new,offshore,oil,pandemic,paxton,restrictions,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/allen-west-takes-sharp-elbowed-approach-as-texas-gop-chair-raising-intraparty-tension-ahead-of-legislative-session--42029843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42029843Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneWest has protested outside the Governor's Mansion and called the likely next speaker of the Texas House a "political traitor." The upcoming legislative session will put his influence within the party to the test.252abbott,allen,austin,chair,coronavirus,covid,evacuation,gop,greg,hartzell,jay,pandemic,peru,president,texas,tourists,tribune,university,ut,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/incarcerated-texans-enlisted-to-work-in-county-morgue-as-covid-19-deaths-overwhelm-el-paso--42012448https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42012448Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe inmates working in the morgue will earn $2 an hour. They are low-level offenders who are part of the detention facility's trustee program.223abbott,bullet,cases,coronavirus,covid,deaths,elpaso,governor,inmates,japan,lockdown,minister,morgue,pandemic,prime,surge,texas,train,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-texas-universities-prepare-to-send-thousands-of-students-home-for-the-holidays-few-are-requiring-covid-19-safety-precautions--41990157https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41990157Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneFew Texas universities — some of which have been identified as coronavirus hot spots — have explicitly encouraged students to quarantine for 14 days before Thanksgiving or required exit testing, despite staggering rises in case counts across the state...240abbott,austin,college,coronavirus,county,covid,elpaso,governor,holiday,pandemic,spread,station,students,surge,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-immunocompromised-student-fears-his-own-college-town-during-the-pandemic--41974046https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41974046Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:03:09 +0000Texas TribuneIn the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, hear from a student who says that because he's immunocompromised, he's worried that students aren't taking the pandemic seriously when off campus, making him feel trapped in his home.415athletics,college,coronavirus,covid,pandemic,risk,station,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-economic-crisis-texas-democrats-push-to-legalize-marijuana-key-republicans-likely-stand-in-the-way--41949098https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41949098Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneState lawmakers argue that the tax revenue and jobs created by a retail market for cannabis could help the state devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.333athletics,college,coronavirus,covid,elpaso,football,legalize,legislature,marijuana,pandemic,pot,sports,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democrats-didn-t-get-a-blue-wave-but-some-of-the-fastest-growing-suburbs-in-texas-are-still-moving-to-the-left--41931890https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41931890Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneAlthough Democrats didn't flip any congressional seats, experts said that demographic growth is still fueling a change in counties like Fort Bend, Collin and Williamson.3122020,a&m,attorney,college,coronavirus,covid,democrats,election,football,general,ken,pandemic,paxton,republicans,texas,tribune,voting,williamsoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/key-u-s-supreme-court-justices-sound-skeptical-of-texas-argument-to-throw-out-affordable-care-act--41914954https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41914954Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneTexas argues the entire law must fall after Congress zeroed out one critical provision. Several justices seemed unconvinced.335aca,act,affordable,care,coronavirus,court,covid,health,pandemic,supreme,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bill-filing-for-2021-texas-session-begins-with-legislation-on-abortion-police-stops-and-redistricting--41890340https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41890340Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneThousands of bills are expected to be filed during the legislative session, when lawmakers will tackle issues including the next state budget and redrawing the state's political maps.179alan,bill,bills,dade,democrat,filing,house,legislature,phelan,republican,speaker,texas,tribune,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-w-bush-congratulates-president-elect-joe-biden-on-his-victory-says-the-outcome-is-clear--41864830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41864830Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneBush, who also served as Texas governor, called Biden "a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country."1922020,biden,bush,coronavirus,covid,donald,election,elpaso,george,joe,lawsuit,pandemic,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-biden-s-struggles-along-the-texas-border-raise-questions-about-democrats-outreach-there--41816083https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41816083Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneDemocrats once again won a large number of counties along or near the Texas-Mexico border, but by narrower margins than in recent elections. That showing played a big role in disappointing results for the state’s Democrats.2352020,acevedo,austin,ballots,biden,count,election,hispanic,office,police,post,texas,tribune,trump,usps,vote,votes,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-in-texas-decline-to-condemn-president-trump-s-premature-declaration-of-victory-while-votes-are-still-being-counted--41801846https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41801846Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneTexas’ top Republican congressional leaders are mostly staying silent after President Donald Trump prematurely and falsely declared victory early Wednesday morning as votes continue to be counted in multiple battleground states.1922020,ballots,biden,coronavirus,count,covid,dade,election,house,pandemic,phelan,speaker,texas,tribune,trump,vote,voters,voting,wincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-prevail-statewide-and-in-key-down-ballot-races--41791398https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41791398Wed, 04 Nov 2020 12:53:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe GOP thwarted Texas Democrats' ambitions for several races up and down the ballot. Though the presidential race was unusually tight, Republicans won all statewide races and kept control of the Texas House.1122020,biden,cornyn,election,gop,republican,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-things-to-watch-on-election-day-2020-in-texas--41766742https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41766742Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneTexas is playing host to a series of high-stakes contests up and down the ballot, from a presidential race that could be the state's closest in a generation to the fight for the Texas House majority.2462020,biden,congress,day,donald,election,house,joe,speaker,texas,tribune,trump,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supreme-court-of-texas-rejects-republican-led-effort-to-throw-out-nearly-127-000-harris-county-votes--41749463https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41749463Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneA handful of GOP activists and candidates had asked the state's highest civil court to rule Harris County's drive-thru voting locations illegal, and invalidate votes that have already been cast. The challenge has also been filed in federal court.221county,court,donald,election,gop,harris,houston,supreme,texas,tribune,trump,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bleak-house--41726836https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41726836Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneThis is a special episode of our podcast all about the Texas Legislature called Point of Order. Hear Evan Smith and Ross Ramsey discuss the contours of the speaker’s race.25442020,democrat,election,house,lawmaker,race,republican,senate,speaker,texas,txlege,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kamala-harris-to-visit-texas-today-on-the-final-day-of-early-voting--41711348
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But Democrats in Texas are working to shore up Latino support.2922020,biden,bloomberg,coronavirus,donald,election,hispanic,house,joe,latino,pandemic,race,speaker,texas,tribune,trump,vot,vote,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democratic-state-rep-senfronia-thompson-files-to-run-for-speaker-of-the-texas-house--41644993https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41644993Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:21:43 +0000Texas TribuneThompson would be the first woman elected speaker. She filed less than two weeks before an election in which Democrats hope to gain control of the chamber.206cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tarrant-county-man-details-his-trials-voting-with-a-state-issued-id--41612462https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41612462Sat, 24 Oct 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneMike Wright says nothing made sense, and even the poll workers couldn’t explain it. But like millions of Texas voters this cycle, Wright says he was determined to cast his ballot. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.423alana,ballot,county,dallas,dfw,election,electioneering,fort,id,intimidation,podcast,poll,polling,rocha,tarrant,texas,tribune,vote,voting,worthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-cornyn-and-ted-cruz-vote-to-advance-amy-coney-barrett-s-supreme-court-nomination-to-the-full-senate--41592948https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41592948Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneTexas' two senators were among the 12 Republicans who participated in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Barrett. A vote by the full Senate is scheduled for Monday.244amy,barrett,blm,college,coney,cornyn,coronavirus,court,covid,cruz,john,pandemic,sports,supreme,ted,texas,tribune,trump,university,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/advocacy-groups-ask-feds-to-investigate-sexual-assaults-gang-violence-in-texas-youth-lockups--41576591https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41576591Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneThe request is the latest chapter in a scandal-plagued recent history for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, which has experienced high turnover rates among staff and leadership.276assaults,coronavirus,covid,gang,halloween,justice,juvenile,lockup,pandemic,school,sexual,students,teachers,texas,tjjd,tribune,trick-or-treat,violence,youthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schools-tell-texas-teachers-with-medical-risks-they-must-return-to-classrooms-during-the-pandemic--41557147https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41557147Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneSeveral school districts are trying to accommodate teachers with health conditions who want to work from home, but many are being called back in as more students return to classrooms.264border,coronavirus,covid,google,immigrants,immigration,lawsuit,mexico,pandemic,public,school,scotus,teachers,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-is-on-the-cusp-of-another-covid-19-surge-is-the-state-better-prepared-to-handle-it--41544556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41544556Tue, 20 Oct 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneExperts say Texas is more prepared to handle another wave. But they fear that if the state fails to control the outbreak, it could quickly spiral out of control.286amarillo,americans,arab,care,census,coronavirus,covid,fall,fatigue,health,pandemic,remdesivir,spike,surge,texas,tribune,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-boosts-covid-19-resources-in-amarillo-andlubbock-where-hospitalizations-are-rising--41525121https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41525121Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott said Friday that the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Division of Emergency Management sent surge resources to the Panhandle and South Plains.210abbott,amarillo,coronavirus,covid,early,election,governor,greg,hospitalization,lubbock,mail-in,pandemic,panhandle,surge,texas,tribune,unemploymnet,vote,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-el-paso-sees-another-record-high-for-coronavirus-infections-leaders-step-up-restrictions--41493721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41493721Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:36:28 +0000Texas TribuneIn addition to greater capacity limits for nonessential businesses, visits to nursing homes and elderly care facilities will be put on hold.205coronavirus,covid,diversity,donald,elpaso,restriction,restrictions,tech,texas,training,tribune,trump,unemployment,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/high-turnout-sporadic-problems-reported-at-texas-polling-places-as-early-voting-begins--41466797https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41466797Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneVoters in Harris County shattered the record for in-person ballots cast on the first day of early voting, with more than 128,000 people voting, according to the county elections office.223ballots,biden,democrat,discrimination,donald,early,election,joe,lgbtq,mail-in,republican,social,texas,tribune,trump,turnout,voters,voting,workercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-voting-begins-in-texas-boisterous-and-competitive-2020-election--41446972https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41446972Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneA noisy election year from the presidential race at the top of the ballot to the congressional and legislative races all over the U.S. has reached the decision point and n-person early voting in Texas has begun.269abbott,ballot,biden,coronavirus,covid,democrat,donald,election,eraly,greg,joe,mail-in,pandemic,republican,texas,tribune,trump,vote,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/donor-accuses-texas-ag-ken-paxton-s-office-of-mishandling-complaint-that-led-to-staff-mutiny--41430624https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41430624Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:00:22 +0000Texas TribuneAides in the Attorney General’s office have said their boss used the power of the agency to serve the financial interests of Nate Paul, an Austin investor and donor. Paul’s attorney said his client has been the victim of agency “dysfunction.”216attorney,biden,border,donald,election,general,joe,ken,natel,office,paul,paxton,results,texas,tribune,trump,university,voters,voting,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-s-ratings-fell-during-the-pandemic-ut-tt-poll-finds--41413202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41413202Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneAs the pandemic has dragged on in Texas, the distance between Abbott's approval and disapproval ratings from voters has narrowed, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.178abbott,bars,cornyn,coronavirus,county,covid,denton,donald,governor,greg,harris,hegar,john,mj,pandemic,poll,texas,tribune,trump,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-one-texas-coronavirus-long-hauler-symptoms-have-lasted-months--41389020https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41389020Sat, 10 Oct 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneIn the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to Brittani Castle detail how the coronavirus has come to dominate her life.466breath,brittani,castle,coronavirus,covid,covid19,disease,houston,louisiana,lyft,memory,out-of-work,pandemic,podcast,ride-share,symptoms,texas,tribune,uber,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/donald-trump-leads-joe-biden-by-5-in-ut-tt-poll--41371523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41371523Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe president leads the former vice president 50%-45% in Texas, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.217abbott,bars,biden,coronavirus,covid,donald,greg,harris,internet,joe,kamala,mike,pandemic,pence,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-voting-can-start-oct-13-as-scheduled-texas-supreme-court-rules--41353480https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41353480Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Supreme Court ruled against several GOP officials who pushed to keep early voting to a two-week period during the pandemic.21513,abbott,coronavirus,court,covid,eatly,governor,greg,inmates,lawsuit,october,prison,republican,ruling,supreme,texas,tribune,vaccine,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-police-officer-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-in-fatal-shooting-of-jonathan-price--41334044https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41334044Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Rangers’ preliminary investigation found that Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas’ use of deadly force against Price was not “objectively reasonable.”203abbott,bars,biden,brutality,charged,coronavirus,covid,election,joe,killing,officer,open,pandemic,police,reopening,restaurants,restrictions,shooting,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-chip-roy-attorney-general-ken-paxton-s-former-top-aide-calls-for-paxton-s-resignation--41327189https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41327189Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:06:12 +0000Texas Tribune"For the good of the people of Texas and the extraordinary public servants who serve at the Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General Ken Paxton must resign," Roy said in a statement.273bribery,campus,college,coronavirus,covid,ken,pandemic,paxton,qanon,students,testing,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-accusations-against-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-raise-serious-concerns--41299736https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41299736Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneSeven senior officials said in a letter obtained by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE that they have reason to believe Paxton should be investigated for "abuse of office, bribery and other potential criminal offenses."251abbott,ballots,bureau,census,coronavirus,covid,ethics,governor,greg,ken,lawsuit,mail-in,pandemic,paxton,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-administration-to-cut-refugee-admissions-to-record-low--41249757https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41249757Fri, 02 Oct 2020 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneTexas is among the states that has accepted the most refugees within its borders since 2002. But those numbers have dropped under the Trump administration.172administration,admission,ballot,donald,election,immigration,refugee,revenue,sales,staright-ticket,tax,texas,tribune,trump,vote,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/houston-republicans-sue-to-limit-in-person-and-absentee-voting-options-in-harris-county--41231949https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41231949Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneConservative activist Steve Hotze [pronounced HOHT-zee] and a number of Republican candidates and officials are asking the Texas Supreme Court to shorten the early voting period and limit drop-off locations for absentee ballots in the state’s largest...224ballots,coronavirus,court,covid,democrat,jail,lawsuit,luther,mail-in,prison,republican,shelley,supreme,system,texas,tribune,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/williamson-county-sheriff-charged-with-felony-evidence-tampering-in-javier-ambler-case--41214924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41214924Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:00:32 +0000Texas TribuneLast year, Williamson County sheriff's deputies held Ambler down and stunned him four times with a Taser before his body went limp. It was filmed for a police reality TV show.248ambler,border,brutality,charged,chody,county,covid,evidence,felony,javier,killing,murder,police,robert,sheriff,tampering,texas,tribune,williamsoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/race-for-texas-house-majority-has-kept-the-contest-for-speaker-quiet--41192649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41192649Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneNo House members have declared their candidacy for speaker. Many say they have their sights set on November first as Democrats aim to flip the lower chamber.226abbott,amrican,assistance,coronavirus,covid,economy,election,eviction,greg,house,legislature,native,recovery,rent,speaker,texas,tribune,vote,voters,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/president-donald-trump-nominates-amy-coney-barrett-to-u-s-supreme-court--41166748https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41166748Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneBoth of Texas' Republican U.S. senators have indicated they support moving forward with the Supreme Court confirmation process less than two months before the election.225bader,barrett,blm,cornyn,court,cruz,donald,election,ginsburg,john,nomintion,ruth,straight-ticket,supreme,ted,texas,tribune,trump,voting,whataburgercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-unemployment-benefits-aren-t-cutting-it-for-this-north-texas-woman--41126796
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That’s compared with 23% in counties with a smaller proportion of students.225campus,college,coronavirus,covid,election,infection,new,off-campus,party,rate,registration,students,texas,tiktok,tribune,university,voter,voterscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-abortion-access-to-immigration-the-battle-over-the-open-u-s-supreme-court-seat-will-affect-texas-for-a-generation--41050684https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41050684Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneJust days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Republicans and Democrats are already engaged in an expensive and divisive fight over the future of the U.S. Supreme Court.291bader,cornyn,court,cruz,dallas,election,ginsburg,high-speed,houston,john,justice,polling,rail,ruth,supreme,ted,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-cruz-and-john-cornyn-indicate-support-for-confirming-a-new-supreme-court-justice-before-the-election--41030774https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41030774Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneIf the U.S. Senate confirms a nominee of President Donald Trump, it could secure a conservative influence on the high court for a generation.284abbott,bars,cornyn,coronavirus,court,covid,cruz,donald,ginsburg,governor,john,restrictions,rgb,ruth,supreme,ted,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-loosens-coronavirus-restrictions-for-restaurants-and-other-businesses-in-most-regions-of-texas--40961289https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40961289Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneRestaurants, retail stores and office buildings will now be able to operate at 75% capacity, Abbott said. Three regions — the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and Victoria — were excluded from the loosening of restrictions, however.300abbott,business,coronavirus,covid,election,governor,greg,pandemic,positivity,rate,registration,reopening,restaurants,restrictions,texas,tribune,voter,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ice-deported-a-key-witness-in-investigation-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-at-el-paso-detention-center--40941448https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40941448Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneDepartment of Homeland Security and Justice Department inspectors general are investigating allegations that ICE guards assaulted detainees in camera blind spots.216assault,budget,coronavirus,deport,deportation,detention,economy,green,harassment,health,ice,immigration,mexico,pandemic,party,sexual,texas,tribune,woman,women'scleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/officials-in-texas-change-how-the-state-reports-positivity-rate-after-testing-backlogs-skewed-coronavirus-data--40921162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40921162Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Department of State Health Services said it will now rely on a calculation that takes into account the date on which a coronavirus test was administered, rather than when it was reported.271coronavirus,covid,cruz,data,department,deportation,donald,health,immigrant,immigration,infection,pandemic,rate,service,state,ted,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lawmakers-call-on-gov-greg-abbott-to-plan-to-expand-broadband-access-as-pandemic-worsens-disparities--40902878https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40902878Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneA bipartisan group of 88 state lawmakers said in a letter that a statewide broadband plan is well overdue.231abbott,broadband,coronavirus,covid,governor,greg,internet,lawmakers,meals,pandemic,rural,school,testing,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-state-board-of-education-gives-preliminary-approval-for-revised-school-sex-ed-policy-that-excludes-lgbtq-issues--40890974https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40890974Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneAfter marathon meetings over three days, the Republican-dominated board also rejected efforts to teach students about consent. It is expected to take a final vote in November.264ballot,board,coronavirus,covid,education,election,football,of,pandemic,sex,sports,state,texas,tribune,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bryan-woman-questions-coronavirus-restrictions-at-texas-nursing-homes--40854071
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In Texas, the state’s unemployment rate remains more than double what it was at the start of the year, and nearly 3.4 million people have filed for unemployment relief since mid-March.223a&m,budget,collection,coronavirus,covid,economy,glen,hegarr,michael,pandemic,revenue,sales,state,tax,texas,tribune,unemployment,youngcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/absent-widespread-testing-texas-schools-have-limited-tools-to-prevent-coronavirus-spread--40663115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40663115Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneCoronavirus cases are inevitable as Texas schools reopen. The challenge for administrators will be preventing large-scale outbreaks.251bannon,border,build,coronavirus,covid,donald,evection,failing,isd,pandemic,schools,steve,students,testing,texas,the,tribune,trump,wall,wecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-the-school-year-begins-online-thousands-of-texas-students-are-being-left-out-of-virtual-learning--40644437https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40644437Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneOne Central Texas superintendent estimated that up to 7,000 students in his district struggled to access virtual learning, and new iPads are not likely to arrive before October. In South Texas, students share computers, phones and spotty internet with...273academic,austin,budget,cities,coronavirus,covid,dallas,economy,fort,hospitalization,houston,mayors,pandemic,public,revenue,school,students,texas,tribune,worthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-tells-harris-county-not-to-send-all-voters-applications-for-mail-in-ballots--40623822https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40623822Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneThe secretary of state's office threatened legal action against Harris County if it goes ahead with a plan to send applications for mail-in ballots to more than 2 million registered voters.267ballot,benefits,by,commission,coronavirus,county,covid,election,electricity,energy,harris,mail,mail-in,pandemic,provider,public,texas,tribune,utility,votecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/officials-want-to-cut-funding-for-women-s-health-services-in-texas-while-preserving-an-anti-abortion-program--40597618https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40597618Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneA budget document shows funding for the anti-abortion program would be maintained, but reduced for doctors and clinics that provide reduced-cost contraception and health screenings.313abortion,budget,coronvirus,covid,deaths,elder,fort,guillen,health,hood,military,money,pandemic,rights,sexual,texas,tribune,vanessa,voting,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hurricane-laura-downgraded-to-category-1--40527268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40527268Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott cautioned that the state is not out of the woods yet, as a true damage assessment has yet to be conducted.197abbott,coronavirus,covid,damage,data,disaster,governor,health,hurricane,laura,lousiana,pandemic,storm,system,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harris-county-sending-mail-in-ballot-applications-to-millions-of-registered-voters--40508029https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40508029Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneNot all of Harris County’s registered voters will ultimately qualify. Texas is among a handful of states with strict eligibility requirements to vote by mail.365ballot,benefits,coronavirus,county,covid,evacuation,evacuee,galveston,harris,houston,hurricane,laura,mail-in,pandemic,texas,tribune,trump,unemployment,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nearly-350-000-unemployed-texans-don-t-qualify-for-extra-300-weekly-benefit--40492096https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40492096Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneTexans receiving less than $100 in weekly unemployment benefits do not qualify for the extra $300 weekly payments the Trump administration is distributing to Texas and other states.215300,abbott,bars,benefit,coast,disaster,dollars,donald,evacution,galveston,governor,hurrican,jobs,relief,texas,tribune,trump,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/students-said-pandemic-era-tuition-should-be-cut-but-it-s-going-up-at-some-schools-due-to-distance-learning-fees--40479426https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40479426Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneStudents grappling with financial upsets and a hurting economy say tuition should be lowered at their Texas universities. But some colleges are adding new fees related to an increase in distance learning.275campus,classes,college,coronavirus,court,covid,disaster,felony,hurricane,increase,ken,lawsuit,pandemic,paxton,school,students,texas,tribune,tuition,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-no-end-to-the-shutdown-in-sight-texas-bar-owners-and-employees-are-on-the-brink-of-losing-everything--40465967https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40465967Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneSome bar owners are planning to reopen in defiance of the moratorium, a desperate attempt to generate income — and draw Gov. Greg Abbott’s attention.322abbott,bars,conspiracy,coronavirus,covid,donald,economy,employment,governor,industry,luther,pandemic,qanon,salon,service,shelley,texas,tribune,trump,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-texas-schools-reopen-this-mom-is-keeping-her-4-year-old-home--40441509
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State leaders have not said how they'll respond.310admionistration,college,coronavirus,covid,death,donald,executive,fans,football,order,pandemic,rate,sports,testing,texas,tribune,trump,unemployment,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/restaurants-bars-and-breweries-scramble-to-reinvent-themselves-to-get-around-gov-greg-abbott-s-bar-shutdown--40255227https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40255227Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneHospitality businesses that make most of their money through alcohol sales were closed down by Abbott's latest shutdown order, leaving them to maneuver through loopholes to reopen.254abbott,a&m,bars,breweries,business,college,confederate,coronavirus,covid,economy,governor,masks,pandemic,reopen,restaurants,ross,statue,sul,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attorney-general-ken-paxton-says-local-governments-can-t-stop-or-delay-evictions--40232498https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40232498Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe nonbinding opinion comes as housing experts and advocates fear that the COVID-19 recession will prompt a surge in evictions across the state.209adler,austin,city,coronavirus,covid,dallas,delay,evict,evictions,fallon,houston,john,ken,pandemic,pat,paxton,ratcliffe,steve,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/south-texas-mom-says-pandemic-is-taking-a-toll-on-her-mental-health--40207967https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40207967Sat, 08 Aug 2020 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneAnna Garza says that since losing her job in late May, her anxiety and depression have made it "very difficult to try and keep it together." 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It will continue to conduct random testing and identify individuals or groups on campus strategically to test those at a higher risk of disease spread.253abbott,a&m,college,coronavirus,covid,football,governor,greg,of,pandemic,politics,school,sports,students,sued,tech,testing,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-abrupt-change-to-the-census-deadline-shortened-the-response-period-by-a-month-increasing-fears-of-an-undercount-in-texas--40159123https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40159123Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneThe Census Bureau on Monday lopped a month off the time people have to respond to the 2020 count. Texas is already lagging behind the country in response rates, with low-income and Hispanic Texans at high risk of being missed.315abbott,census,coronavirus,covid,governor,greg,health,hispanic,pandemic,politics,population,private,public,school,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-agents-are-expelling-asylum-seekers-as-young-as-8-months-from-the-border-citing-covid-19-risks--40143858https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40143858Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneThousands of migrant children have been expelled by the Trump administration since March. Some have been held in hotels without access to lawyers or family. Advocates say many are now “virtually impossible” to find.284administration,asylum,children,coronavirus,covid,deportation,election,expelling,health,immigration,kids,migrant,pandemic,politics,seekers,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sales-tax-collections-in-texas-went-up-in-july-and-were-higher-than-one-year-ago--40132090https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40132090Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneTexas collected $2.98 billion in sales tax revenue in July — 4.3% more than in July 2019. Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the number was "better than expected."210biden,campaign,chair,county,democrat,donald,economy,election,gop,harris,joe,politics,racist,republican,sales,tax,texas,tribune,trump,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/austin-protesters-clash-with-police-in-the-wake-of-garrett-foster-s-death--40117330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40117330Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneSaturday marked another night of demonstrations against police brutality in Austin, but tensions were heightened because of last week's shooting death of Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old protester, by a man who has not been charged.205abbott,austin,brutality,cops,county,eviction,foster,garrett,governor,harris,houston,murder,police,politics,protest,rent,shooting,texas,tribune,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-least-187-texans-received-mystery-seeds-mailed-from-china-state-officials-warn-they-shouldn-t-be-planted--40063006https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40063006Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneOfficials are unsure of the motive behind the unsolicited packets but suspect that they are part of an online scam.263agriculture,austin,china,college,coronavirus,covid,football,of,pandemic,politics,public,scam,school,seeds,sports,staff,support,texas,tribune,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-louie-gohmert-a-mask-skeptic-tests-positive-for-coronavirus--40043583https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40043583Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneGohmert, 66, said in a televised interview that he wonders if he may have caught the virus from wearing his mask. Medical experts, however, overwhelmingly recommend masks as a means of preventing the virus.219baylor,classes,college,coronavirus,covid,donald,fall,gohmert,hanna,hurricane,louie,pandemic,politics,positice,semester,students,test,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fifth-and-eighth-graders-in-texas-won-t-have-to-pass-staar-test-to-move-on-to-the-next-grade--40027419https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40027419Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott said Monday that Texas students must take the state standardized test next spring, but fifth and eighth graders can graduate without passing it.238children,close,coronavirus,covid,kids,open,pandemic,parents,politics,private,public,school,staar,students,test,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ranchers-activists-and-local-officials-in-texas-are-bracing-for-megadroughts-brought-by-climate-change--40007855https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40007855Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneA new study from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University warns that droughts in the latter part of this century could be the worst on record.194change,climate,coronavirus,covid,death,deaths,drought,eckhardt,eddie,kirk,legislature,pandemic,politics,rodriguez,sarah,senate,texas,tribune,watsoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hanna-brings-flooding-power-outages-to-southern-texas-gulf-coast--39992059https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39992059Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneA section of the Texas coast already reeling from thousands of coronavirus cases will continue to feel the effects of the storm, which was the first hurricane of the season.239abbott,christi,coronavirus,corpus,covid,declaration,disaster,governor,greg,hanna,hurricane,inmates,island,padre,pandemic,prison,public,school,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-in-this-south-texas-family-got-covid-she-doesn-t-want-to-be-next--39968108
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But the do-it-yourself approach to education threatens to leave behind students of color and poorer families.273ambler,children,coronavirus,javier,kids,michael,ne,pandemic,parents,police,public,ramos,reopening,school,shooting,students,texas,travis,tribu,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undocumented-immigrants-behind-on-their-rent-are-self-evicting-across-texas--39911139https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39911139Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneWithout money to pay rent, facing pressures from landlords and afraid of courts, people without legal immigration status have limited options.213administration,austin,chinese,close,consulate,discrimination,eviction,houston,immigrant,immigration,landlord,lawsuit,students,texas,tribune,trump,undocumented,ut,whitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/facing-budget-shortfalls-nearly-100-texas-mayors-plead-with-congress-for-coronavirus-relief-funding--39888454https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39888454Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneCity leaders are asking for more spending flexibility to address the financial shortfalls caused by the pandemic.212abbott,act,cares,county,covid,emergency,governor,greg,harris,hidalgo,houston,masks,mayors,order,pandemic,restrictions,schools,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-4-in-5-texans-living-in-a-red-zone-coronavirus-hot-spots-are-moving-targets--39872016https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39872016Tue, 21 Jul 2020 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneEarly pandemic hot spots have been eclipsed by new regions in crisis. Now that so much of Texas is battling major coronavirus outbreaks, some severely ill patients have to travel long distances to receive the care they need.288allen,barack,comptroller,coronavirus,covid,deficit,donald,glenn,hegar,hospital,hot,obama,outbreaks,pandemic,spots,texas,tribune,trump,westcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-u-s-navy-teams-deploy-to-rio-grande-valley-other-texas-coronavirus-hot-spots--39856418https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39856418Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneDoctors and nurses at local hospitals across South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley have been working a number of extra shifts as their hospitals near capacity.240administration,children,christi,coastal,coronavirus,corpus,covid,hot,in,infant,mexico,navy,nueces,pandemic,remain,riogrande,spot,texas,tribune,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-schools-may-reopen-this-fall-this-teacher-is-scared--39832265https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39832265Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:42:57 +0000Texas TribuneDarcy Vogt Williams says districts want flexibility deciding how and when to start the new school year, given the pandemic. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.444abbott,austin,band,capitol,class,coronavirus,covid19,education,educator,guidelines,kids,leander,mask,morath,protest,school,student,teacher,texas,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/officials-in-texas-scramble-to-provide-school-reopening-guidelines-with-only-weeks-of-summer-left--39801155https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39801155Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneConflicting mandates pingponging between state and local officials are frustrating many parents, students and teachers trying to plan for a fall semester during a raging pandemic.236abbott,bars,classes,coronavirus,distillery,governor,greg,guidelines,houston,online,pandemic,politics,public,reopening,school,students,superintendent,texas,tribune,winerycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/runoff-elections-show-texas-not-quite-ready-for-november-s-main-event--39785958https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39785958Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneMost in-person voting Tuesday ran smoothly, but thousands of voters who sought to vote by mail may not be heard. And returns from the secretary of state's office were balky.280board,coronavirus,education,election,elections,hegar,masks,morrow,of,pandemic,politics,polling,robert,royce,runoff,state,texas,tribune,west,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hospitals-in-texas-are-running-out-of-drugs-beds-ventilators-and-even-staff--39770512https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39770512Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneMany Texas hospitals are no longer accepting transfer patients in order to maintain space for a surge that’s expected to come. In some parts of the state, it’s already here.283administration,brutality,capacity,college,coronavirus,covid,defund,deportaion,hospital,immigrants,international,killing,law,pandemic,police,students,texas,tribune,trump,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-says-he-disagreed-with-privately-funded-border-wall-the-builder-got-1-7-billion-in-wall-contracts-from-his-administration--39527116https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39527116Tue, 14 Jul 2020 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribunePresident Donald Trump now claims this privately funded border wall in the Rio Grande Valley — touted as the "Lamborghini" of fences — was built to "make me look bad," even though the project's builder and funders are all Trump supporters.216austin,border,chair,confederate,county,donald,gop,grande,harris,keith,nielsen,party,racist,rio,statues,texas,tribune,trump,university,wallcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teachers-in-texas-caught-in-the-middle-of-political-battles-over-schools-reopening--39188484https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39188484Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneMany Texas Education Agency employees are working from home, but the agency is requiring schools to open five days a week for in-person instruction this fall. Teachers say that mandate has grave implications for their health.249antonio,coronavirus,covid,donald,education,fiesta,h1-b,j-1,pandemic,public,reopening,san,schools,teachers,texas,tribune,trump,university,visa,waterparkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-one-texas-bar-owner-joined-a-lawsuit-against-gov-greg-abbott--38457750
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Greg Abbott to empower local governments to issue stay-at-home orders.247abbott,at,college,fall,fort,governor,guillen,home,hood,hospitalizantion,online,politics,semster,soldier,stay,students,texas,tribune,university,vannessacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kill-em-houston-gop-powerbroker-steve-hotze-left-greg-abbott-a-voicemail-requesting-national-guard-shoot-to-kill-rioters--36222006https://api.spreaker.com/episode/36222006Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneHotze, a staunch critic of Abbott's coronavirus response, left a voicemail with the governor's chief of staff in early June with the incendiary instruction.213abbott,austin,coronavirus,county,covid,dallas,ector,governbor,guard,hotze,houston,national,pandemic,politics,republican,riots,texas,tribune,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-300-children-in-texas-daycares-have-caught-covid-19-and-the-numbers-are-rising--35492936https://api.spreaker.com/episode/35492936Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneNationwide, coronavirus transmission rates among children have appeared to be low, which has informed the push to reopen schools. But Texas day cares are seeing cases increase quickly.266austin,biden,children,coronavirus,covid,dallas,daycare,hospitals,houston,kids,pandemic,politics,texas,tribune,trump,ventilators,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctors-reverse-course-say-texas-gop-should-cancel-in-person-convention--35290403https://api.spreaker.com/episode/35290403Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneOne day after The Texas Tribune reported that the Texas Medical Association was a sponsor for the indoor Republican convention that is expected to draw 6,000 people, the doctors' group announced it was calling on organizers to cancel.191austin,city,convention,coronavirus,covid,doctor,gop,houston,limits,masks,medical,pandemic,politics,republican,restrictions,texas,tribunecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-30-texas-bars-sue-over-gov-greg-abbott-s-recent-shutdown-order--34993206https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34993206Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott has said the actions of his executive order "are essential to our mission to swiftly contain this virus and protect public health."146austin,bars,convention,coronavirus,covid,dallas,economy,gop,health,houston,jobs,pandemic,public,restrictions,restuarants,testing,texas,tribune,virus,workerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-city-and-county-leaders-ask-gov-greg-abbott-for-authority-to-implement-local-stay-at-home-orders--34643491https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34643491Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneAt the beginning of the pandemic, local officials across the state implemented stay-at-home orders for their regions. But now, with cases across Texas' metros surging, those leaders say Abbott has stripped them of the authority to reinstate the same...242abbott,abortion,austin,city,coronavirus,county,covid,dallas,economy,governor,harris,houston,masks,pandemic,politics,restrictions,state,texas,tribune,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/want-a-coronavirus-test-in-texas-you-may-have-to-wait-for-hours-in-a-car--34211845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34211845Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneMonths into the pandemic, demand for coronavirus tests in Texas is soaring. Residents across the state report problems with almost every facet of the process, starting with glitchy websites and unanswered phone lines to long delays in receiving test...243abbott,austin,convention,coronavirus,covid,dallas,democrat,gop,governor,health,houston,pandemic,policy,politics,republican,testing,texas,tribune,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-fort-worth-police-officer-whose-uncle-died-in-police-custody-hopes-departments-can-change--33748256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/33748256Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneTwo years ago, Tiffany Bunton’s uncle, Christopher Lowe, died in Fort Worth police custody. Now, Bunton — an officer with the department and a leader in the police union— is hopeful that the national reckoning over the police killing of George Floyd...488black,blm,brutality,cops,custody,enforcement,floyd,fort,george,law,lives,matter,officer,police,policing,politics,protest,texas,tribune,worthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-pauses-texas-reopening-bans-elective-surgeries-in-four-counties-to-preserve-bed-space-for-coronavirus-patients--33388524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/33388524Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneIn early May, Gov. Greg Abbott pointed to the positivity rate — a ratio of positive COVID-19 tests to all tests — and said anything over 10% was cause for alarm. As of Wednesday, Texas exceeded that mark for the first time since April.189abbott,austin,ban,coronavirus,county,covid,dallas,governor,hospital,houston,masks,pandemic,politics,restriction,surgery,texas,tribune,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-recommends-texans-stay-home-as-coronavirus-cases-surge--33032091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/33032091Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor also moved to allow the tightening of two kinds of restrictions that had been eased under his reopening plan.256abbott,coronavirus,covid,daycare,governor,hospitalization,mask,masks,pandemic,politics,restrictions,spiking,texas,tribune,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-reps-sylvia-garcia-joaquin-castro-call-on-ice-to-release-migrants-in-immigration-detention-centers-as-coronavirus-cases-surge--32782105https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32782105Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneAs cases surge in Texas and the pandemic rages on, the representatives said ICE should release all detainees who are not a safety risk and who are more vulnerable to contracting the virus.228austin,border,coronavirus,covid,dallas,detention,houston,ice,immigrants,immigration,mexico,pandemic,policy,politics,texas,tribune,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/local-leaders-warn-texas-is-heading-down-a-dangerous-path-as-coronavirus-cases-and-hospitalizations-surge-in-big-cities--32535415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32535415Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:57:44 +0000Texas TribuneWhen Gov. Greg Abbott let businesses start reopening, he pointed to two metrics as encouraging signs: the hospitalization rate and the infection rate, or the ratio of positive cases to tests conducted. Both of those metrics are on the rise in Texas.280abbott,austin,cities,coronavirus,covid,dallas,governor,houston,infection,pandemic,rate,texas,tribune,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-he-supports-making-to-go-alcohol-sales-permanent-in-texas--32320947https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32320947Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneState Rep. Tan Parker also said that he will file a bill in the upcoming legislative session to extend to-go alcohol sales past the coronavirus pandemic.293austin,bar,booze,brutality,coronavirus,covid,hospitalization,houston,liqour,pandemic,police,politics,rates,restaurant,social,testing,texas,tribune,virus,workercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-a-recent-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-means-to-lgbtq-texans--32017843
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Officer Derek Chauvin has been fired, and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Rallies and protests are happening all over the nation, including in...166austin,brutality,chauvin,cops,dallas,houston,mineapolis,murder,oil,police,protest,racism,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-worries-voting-in-person-could-put-her-grandmother-at-risk-of-contracting-coronavirus--28665499https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28665499Sat, 30 May 2020 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneSara Sullivan wishes every Texan who wanted a mail-in ballot could get one, especially now during the pandemic.424abbott,ballot,coronavirus,court,covid,covid19,dallas,election,health,immunity,mail,pandemic,podcast,risk,rocha,texas,tribune,trump,vote,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-sports-fans-will-soon-be-allowed-to-attend-outdoor-pro-games-gov-greg-abbott-says--28585779https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28585779Fri, 29 May 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneStarting Friday, most Texas counties will be able to host in-person crowds for outdoor professional sporting events. But capacity will be limited to 25%.307abbott,austin,basketball,beto,biden,coronavirus,covid,dallas,democrat,football,houston,immigration,mexico,news,podcast,sports,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-amarillo-has-turned-a-corner-after-coronavirus-flare-up--28478627https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28478627Thu, 28 May 2020 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Panhandle, where a workforce of Hispanics and immigrants powers several meatpacking plants, is home to the highest rates of infection in the state.210amarillo,austin,ballot,coronavirus,covid,dallas,death,health,houston,meat,news,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,testing,texas,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/water-parks-food-court-dining-areas-added-to-texas-latest-wave-of-reopenings--28390367https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28390367Wed, 27 May 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Tuesday adding a few types of businesses to the list.189abbott,coronavirus,covid,democrat,malls,news,pandemic,parks,pence,podcast,politics,republican,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-a-scam-lt-gov-dan-patrick-calls-it-laughable-for-people-under-65-to-fear-voting-in-person--28334966https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28334966Tue, 26 May 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneTexas is locked in a legal battle over whether it must expand voting by mail.263covid,deathe,news,pandemic,pence,podcast,politics,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-day-cares-reopen-a-texas-parent-weighs-the-risks-of-sending-her-kids-back--28129217https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28129217Sat, 23 May 2020 12:50:19 +0000Texas TribuneLatonya Stott is excited to return to work full time, but she wants to wait a couple of weeks before sending her two youngest children to day care again. She explains why in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.407abbott,beaumont,care,children,coronavirus,covid19,day,economy,government,governor,infection,jobs,kids,pandemic,reopen,science,texas,tribune,virus,worrycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/senate-confirms-u-s-rep-john-ratcliffe-of-texas-as-director-of-national-intelligence--27993487https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27993487Fri, 22 May 2020 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe congressman from Heath will oversee 17 intelligence agencies. His appointment creates a vacancy in one of Texas' most conservative districts.200abbott,austin,business,coronavirus,news,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,ratcliffe,senate,texas,trump,unemployment,university,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/school-districts-in-texas-raise-hands-for-shares-of-1-29-billion-federal-infusion--27940127https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27940127Thu, 21 May 2020 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneMost of the money is expected to go directly to local districts to help vulnerable students during the coronavirus pandemic.200coronavirus,news,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,texas,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-scaling-back-child-care-subsidies-for-essential-workers-low-income-parents--27850104https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27850104Wed, 20 May 2020 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneA child care subsidy program for essential workers will stop taking applications after Wednesday, and on June 1, low-income parents will stop getting an extra subsidy they have been receiving to help during the pandemic.169abbott,children,church,coronavirus,covid,death,pandemic,policy,politics,texas,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/child-care-centers-bars-and-sporting-events-scheduled-for-texas-next-phase-of-reopening--27709344https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27709344Tue, 19 May 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneChild care opens immediately, bars can open Friday and sports will be allowed to return at the end of the month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday.199abbott,amarillo,bars,coronavirus,covid,death,democrat,gym,health,news,podcast,politics,republican,restaurants,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-700-new-cases-of-coronavirus-reported-after-testing-at-meatpacking-plants-in-amarillo-region--27607079https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27607079Mon, 18 May 2020 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott says the cases were detected by targeted testing at meatpacking plants.231amarillo,austin,bars,coronavirus,death,gym,health,meat,news,nursing,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,restaurant,retirement,texas,trump,tyson,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-texas-reopens-for-business-this-san-antonio-teen-is-scared-about-the-risks-of-working-as-a-restaurant-server--27494937https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27494937Sat, 16 May 2020 13:34:31 +0000Texas TribuneIn the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to the 17-year-old describe the backlash she says she faced from customers when enforcing the governor's social distancing guidelines.383abbott,college,contagious,coronavirus,covid19,economy,food,governor,health,job,mask,pandemic,people,regulation,reopen,restaurant,server,teen,texas,waitresscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-appeals-court-upholds-expansion-of-voting-by-mail-during-ongoing-legal-fight--27391732https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27391732Fri, 15 May 2020 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe appeals court ruled against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who argued that a lower court ruling expanding who can qualify for an absentee ballot during the coronavirus pandemic should have no effect while he appeals it.196abbott,bars,coronavirus,covid,democrat,election,news,pandemic,paxton,podcast,republican,texas,virus,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attorney-general-ken-paxton-warns-austin-san-antonio-and-dallas-to-loosen-coronavirus-restrictions--27276195https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27276195Thu, 14 May 2020 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribunePaxton's office said that there could be litigation if cities do not pull back coronavirus restrictions related to masks, sheltering in place and religious services.255coronavirus,immigration,news,pandemic,policy,politics,texas,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oil-producers-in-texas-were-cutting-output-before-railroad-commission-chose-not-to-commissioner-christi-craddick-says--27187123https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27187123Wed, 13 May 2020 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick told The Texas Tribune that a global price war and the coronavirus pandemic will continue hampering the state's economy and budget.235coronavirus,covid,democrat,election,gas,health,news,oil,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,production,republican,texas,trump,virus,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/covid-19-cases-at-a-texas-immigration-detention-center-soared-now-town-leaders-want-answers--27121533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27121533Tue, 12 May 2020 10:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneCoronavirus infections continue to rise at migrant detention facilities in towns with limited resources. Some local governments want details on what’s being done to safeguard the public.258coronavirus,covid,detention,health,ice,immigration,pandemic,policy,politics,testing,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/business-has-reopened-in-texas-but-the-economy-won-t-be-back-anytime-soon-experts-say--27044239https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27044239Mon, 11 May 2020 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas energy sector has helped insulate the state's economy during national downturns. This time, experts say the industry could hold the economy back.287amarillo,austin,coronavirus,covid,economy,gas,health,healthcare,houston,infection,jobs,money,news,oil,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-s-used-to-oil-booms-and-busts-but-this-pandemic-has-destroyed-his-livelihood--26916012https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26916012Sat, 09 May 2020 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneOdessa native Erik Mancha says this latest downturn in crude prices is unlike any other, largely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Listen to his account in the weekend edition of The Audio Brief podcast.420coronavirus,economy,employement,gas,health,jobs,news,odessa,oil,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,texas,trump,unemployment,virus,workforcecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-gov-greg-abbott-moves-to-free-the-dallas-salon-owner-who-was-jailed-for-ignoring-shutdown-order--26884277https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26884277Fri, 08 May 2020 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott also referenced Ana Isabel Castro-Garcia and Brenda Stephanie Mata, who were arrested and charged with violating Laredo’s emergency management plan.189abbott,covid,cruz,dallas,economy,gas,halliburton,immigration,jobs,laredo,oil,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,texas,unemployment,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abbott-sending-surge-teams-to-look-at-spiraling-coronavirus-rates-near-texas-meatpacking-plants--26854634https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26854634Thu, 07 May 2020 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneAs Gov. Greg Abbott continues lifting restrictions on Texas businesses and activities, coronavirus infection rates are exploding in Panhandle communities near meatpacking plants.302abbott,austin,coronavirus,covid,dallas,death,disease,health,houston,infection,news,pandemic,paxton,podcast,policy,politics,prison,salon,texas,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gop-lawmakers-get-illegal-haircuts-while-calling-on-texas-gov-greg-abbott-to-reopen-salons--26798243https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26798243Wed, 06 May 2020 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneReps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth said there's no reason to continue banning businesses from operating as long as they follow CDC guidelines. Such restrictions, they said, are hurting the Texas economy.176abbott,bars,coronavirus,covid,disease,golds,gym,hair,news,podcast,policy,politics,salon,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/70-of-texas-prisoners-tested-have-the-coronavirus-experts-say-it-s-time-for-more-testing-and-fewer-inmates--26732982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26732982Tue, 05 May 2020 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneSome of the nation's biggest COVID-19 outbreaks have been in prisons and jails, and they can quickly spread to surrounding communities. Are Texas prisons doing enough to protect inmates, staff and the public?191coronavirus,disease,gas,news,oil,pandemic,policy,politics,republican,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feds-send-coronavirus-strike-force-to-amarillo-in-response-to-outbreaks-in-meatpacking-plants--26646590https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26646590Tue, 05 May 2020 00:43:20 +0000Texas TribunePotter County has roughly four times the infection rate of Harris and Dallas counties.234amarillo,coronavirus,covid,democrat,disease,health,meat,news,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,republican,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-tried-to-get-her-at-risk-brother-out-of-a-nursing-home-now-he-has-covid-19--26533027https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26533027Sat, 02 May 2020 15:30:04 +0000Texas TribuneListen to Karen Jones' story in this limited weekend edition of the Brief podcast.515coronavirus,covid,death,news,podcast,policy,politics,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-a-m-texas-tech-universities-plan-to-reopen-campuses-and-bring-back-football-in-the-fall--26476895https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26476895Fri, 01 May 2020 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneThe schools are gearing up to resume in-person classes, and hope to be football ready.220abbott,beaches,castro,college,coronavirus,covid,democrat,economy,football,news,pandemic,podcast,politics,republican,texas,trump,university,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-sending-restaurant-and-retail-employees-back-to-work-without-child-care--26379765https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26379765Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneRestaurant, retail and movie theater workers may be called back to work as soon as Friday. But licensed child care remains open only for children of "essential" workers.192abbott,chicken,covid,disease,heb,infection,news,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,texas,toilet,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-businesses-prepare-to-reopen-workers-weigh-covid-19-risk-against-the-need-for-a-paycheck--26303403https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26303403Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:00:20 +0000Texas Tribunef a business reopens and an employee chooses not to return to work, they become ineligible for unemployment, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.196abbott,austin,bars,coronavirus,covid,disease,health,houston,movies,news,podcast,policy,politics,restaurants,texas,theaters,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-to-let-restaurants-movie-theaters-and-malls-open-with-limited-capacity-may-1--26234288https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26234288Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:00:05 +0000Texas Tribune"Just as we united as one state to slow COVID-19, we must also come together to begin rebuilding the lives and the livelihoods of our fellow Texans,” - Gov. Greg Abbott228abbott,coronavirus,covid,disease,economic,economy,houston,law,police,policy,politics,restaurant,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-promises-far-reaching-announcement-on-reopening-texas-businesses-including-restaurants-hair-salons--26160636https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26160636Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott said he is seeking approval from medical advisers on the business reopenings and that they will reopen under new standards to slow the spread of the coronavirus.240bar,coronavirus,covid,democrat,disease,health,houston,medical,news,pandemic,policy,politics,republican,restaurant,salon,settegast,sunyside,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oil-prices-collapsed-but-that-doesn-t-mean-texans-will-get-free-gasoline--25976256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25976256Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneWith most Texans staying at home and not driving, the demand for gas has fallen off. But refineries would stop producing before giving gas away for free.234coronavirus,covid,crude,disease,free,gas,gasoline,houston,inmates,jail,news,oil,podcast,policy,politics,prison,testing,texas,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-investigating-meat-processing-plants-over-coronavirus-outbreaks--25926870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25926870Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:27:10 +0000Texas TribuneThe Department of State Health Services is looking into outbreaks at JBS Beef in Moore County and Tyson Foods in Shelby County.209abbott,beef,coronavirus,covid,disease,meat,news,oil,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,texas,trump,tyson,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dan-patrick-says-there-are-more-important-things-than-living-and-that-s-saving-this-country--25872147https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25872147Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribunePatrick went on Fox News on Monday evening to defend comments he made last month that he would rather die from the new coronavirus than see the economy destroyed for his children and grandchildren.197abbott,coronavirus,death,disease,gas,news,oil,podcast,policy,politics,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-oil-price-plummets-below-1-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-s-economic-woes-continue-battering-the-state--25823421https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25823421Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneIt's the lowest price for a barrel of crude since at least the 1980s.145abbott,coronavirus,covid,disease,oil,pandemic,parks,podcast,policy,politics,public,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/universities-in-texas-are-getting-millions-in-federal-dollars-to-offset-coronavirus-losses-it-won-t-be-enough-officials-say--25773987https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25773987Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneTexas officials closed down campuses in early March and are losing millions of dollars as they pay students back for housing, parking and other unused services.189austin,business,coronavirus,covid,dallas,disease,education,homless,houston,neiman,policy,politics,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-1-million-people-in-texas-filed-for-unemployment-relief-in-the-last-month--25615951https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25615951Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneTexas unemployment claims continue to rise as Texans struggle to file them. The Texas Workforce Commission is expanding its call centers, servers and staff, but many still face delays.177abbott,cornyn,coronavirus,cruz,health,money,policy,politics,republican,texas,trump,unemployment,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oil-and-gas-regulators-in-texas-aren-t-ready-to-cut-production-yet-they-re-not-even-sure-how-it-would-work-if-they-did--25581884https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25581884Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe Railroad Commission, which oversees the state's oil and gas industry, took more than 10 hours of testimony about whether the agency should lower production as the coronavirus lowers demand.179abbott,austin,college,coronavirus,disease,pandemic,podcast,policy,politics,public,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/many-texas-prisoners-have-been-approved-for-parole-but-can-t-walk-free-yet-advocates-say-coronavirus-should-change-that--25505339https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25505339Wed, 15 Apr 2020 10:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneRelatives of Texas prisoners approved for parole question why their loved ones have to stay in disease-prone facilities while completing programs they say could be done virtually and from home.179abortion,airport,coronavirus,democrat,jail,policy,politics,prison,republican,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-reopening-the-texas-economy-will-be-a-slow-process--25426223https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25426223Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneHe says he'll outline his plans this week, but it won't be a "rush-the-gates, everybody-is-able-to-suddenly-reopen-all-at-once" situation.158coronavirus,covid,covid19,democrat,epidemic,government,politics,republican,texas,trump,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/government-watchdog-millions-wasted-on-tornillo-migrant-detention-facility--25366006https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25366006Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneThe Government Accountability Office found that the government spent $66 million in taxpayer money over five months to hold an average of 28 people per day at the tent encampment near El Paso.115coronavirus,covid,democract,elderly,immigration,quarentine,republican,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-texans-filed-for-unemployment-in-the-last-4-weeks-than-all-of-2019--25204175https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25204175Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe numbers are early — but incomplete — indicators of how dramatically and suddenly the state's economy has collapsed under social distancing orders officials issued to curb the still growing public health crisis spurred by the novel coronavirus.184coronavirus,covid19,dallas,death,democrat,houston,inmates,policy,politics,republican,texas,trump,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coronavirus-is-spreading-in-texas-nursing-homes-but-the-state-won-t-share-the-details--25116217https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25116217Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneFamilies and advocates for nursing home residents are calling on Texas officials to release the numbers and names of facilities where coronavirus infection has been reported, as other states have done.230abbott,a&m,coronavirus,covid,disease,health,news,parks,politics,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-city-nursing-home-residents-with-coronavirus-being-treated-with-unproven-hydroxychloroquine-drug--24941556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24941556Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneThe physician and nursing home medical director who prescribed the drug is a campaign surrogate for President Donald Trump.198america,coronavirus,covid,democrat,hydroxychloroquine,pandemic,parks,policy,politics,president,quarentine,republican,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/health-care-workers-on-the-front-lines-of-coronavirus-don-t-get-expanded-paid-sick-leave-protections--24901450https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24901450Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe Labor Department has urged employers to “be judicious” in exempting their workers. Critics say the exemption hurts nurses and doctors, who have already complained about their lack of protective equipment.242austin,coronavirus,covid,democrat,houston,lousiana,pandemic,politics,republican,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/along-the-border-the-population-is-high-risk-for-coronavirus-but-testing-is-in-short-supply--24860270https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24860270Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott promised that all those who need a coronavirus test “will get one,” but near the border tests are scarce, and the death toll is beginning to rise.257abbott,border,coronavirus,covid,democrat,germs,laredo,news,policy,politics,republican,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/expecting-a-rush-of-covid-19-patients-hospitals-prepare-their-most-important-resource-health-care-workers--24767213https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24767213Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneWith elective procedures canceled, hospitals are reassigning staff. But even the best-laid plans may go awry if clinicians themselves fall ill in large numbers.217abbott,austin,coronavirus,dallas,democrat,economy,emergency,fire,houston,hurricane,police,policy,politics,recession,republican,texas,unemploymentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schools-in-texas-are-paying-support-staff-work-for-substitute-teachers-dries-up--24731986https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24731986Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneWith schools closed statewide to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, hourly workers like custodians and bus drivers worry how long their paychecks will keep coming. Substitute teachers aren't finding paid work at all.206abbott,bail,coronavirus,education,money,policy,politics,prison,teachers,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-texas-schools-will-stay-closed-until-at-least-may-4--24689039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24689039Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThat timeline, which could be extended later, was established in an executive order Tuesday.215coronavirus,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-local-officials-shrink-jail-populations-due-to-coronavirus-abbott-blocks-release-of-some-inmates-who-can-t-pay-bail--24656187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24656187Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott's order bans release without paying bail for inmates who are accused of or have been convicted in the past of violent offenses. Defendants with cash could still walk free.249abbott,bail,coronavirus,covid,jails,laws,politics,prison,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-an-essential-business-texas-counties-differ-on-who-should-work-during-shelter-in-place--24609836https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24609836Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneWith Gov. Greg Abbott resisting calls for a statewide stay-at-home order, local officials are tasked with deciding which businesses and employees are essential.224abbott,austin,booze,coronavirus,essential,guns,politics,sick,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/regulators-vote-to-ban-residential-utility-shut-offs-during-pandemic-while-buoying-companies-in-texas--24408469https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24408469Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Public Utility Commission approved an order Thursday that would ban disconnections of water and power service for Texans financially impacted by COVID-19 and put them on deferred payment plans. But advocates and experts say the real winner...197abbott,coronavirus,news,pandemic,policy,politics,positive,prison,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hospitals-in-texas-prepare-to-add-beds-eye-vacated-buildings-as-they-prepare-for-a-an-influx-of-coronavirus-cases--24374323https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24374323Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneThe efforts to quickly add capacity come after Gov. Greg Abbott waived hospitals’ occupancy restrictions Sunday and ordered healthcare providers to postpone surgeries that are not “immediately, medically necessary.”224abbott,austin,coronavirus,hospital,houston,politics,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cities-and-counties-are-issuing-stay-at-home-orders-as-coronavirus-spreads-across-texas--24269641https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24269641Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:46:23 +0000Texas TribuneThe orders represent some of the most stringent measures local officials in Texas have taken so far to address the colossal public health crisis.212abbott,austin,coronaviras,georgetown,houston,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-and-more-texans-ordered-to-stay-at-home-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-urban-centers--24233505https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24233505Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneBy the end of Tuesday, residents in at least four of the state's five biggest cities — Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Fort Worth — are expected to be under such orders. The only possible holdout is Houston, the state's most populous city.207austin,coronavirus,covid,dallas,houston,sanantonio,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-resists-calls-for-statewide-shelter-in-place-moves-to-expand-hospital-capacity--24191022https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24191022Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott said he would applaud some local authorities for issuing such an order, while he would remain flexible on strategies as the new coronavirus continues to spread.159abbott,coronavirus,policy,politics,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-regulators-contemplating-a-reduction-in-oil-production-amid-coronavirus-crisis--24076258https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24076258Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneA Texas Railroad Commission official said no decision has been made yet and the agency is looking into options.179corona,covid,oil,texas,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-coronavirus-cases-prompt-gov-greg-abbott-to-activate-national-guard--24000657https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24000657Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:00:22 +0000Texas TribuneThe National Guard was last activated during Hurricane Harvey, the 2017 disaster that devastated the Houston area.205cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/many-texas-schools-could-be-closed-through-academic-year-due-to-coronavirus-education-commissioner-warns--23962399https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23962399Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneIn separate calls with superintendents and lawmakers Sunday, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said decisions on extended school closures would be left up to locals.208cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-governor-declares-statewide-emergency-says-state-will-soon-be-able-to-test-thousands--23936867https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23936867Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:31:51 +0000Texas TribuneThe state is experiencing a public health disaster as community spread has been discovered, at least 68 cases have been disclosed and people in each of the five largest urban areas have tested positive.168abbott,coronavirus,food,pandemic,policy,politics,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/counting-in-texas-for-the-u-s-census-has-begun-here-s-what-you-need-to-know--23830159https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23830159Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:08:47 +0000Texas TribuneThe accuracy of the count in the state will go a long way toward determining its economic, social and political future.270cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-first-case-of-possible-community-spread-of-coronavirus-in-montgomery-county--23769782https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23769782Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneMontgomery health officials said it's unclear where the patient caught the new coronavirus, but he did not recently travel outside of Texas. Other cases identified in Texas have been linked to international and domestic travel.179cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-million-texans-lack-health-insurance-here-s-how-that-complicates-the-coronavirus-response--23734911https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23734911Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneTexas has the highest share of uninsured residents of any state, with nearly 18% of people lacking health coverage, and many are unable to take paid sick leave from work. Experts say that makes it harder to contain an outbreak.266cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-collin-county--23697924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23697924Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneThe newest patient is a Frisco man in his 30s who recently traveled to California.194corona,democrat,disease,policy,politics,texas,trump,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-100-cruise-ship-passengers-heading-to-san-antonio-for-coronavirus-quarantine--23660173https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23660173Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneRoughly 90 Texans are among the passengers heading to Lackland Air Force Base from a ship that had 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19. In Fort Bend County, officials have reported three new travel-related cases.204corona,cruis,election,houston,trump,virus,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-biden-to-earn-an-estimated-111-of-texas-democratic-primary-delegates-bernie-sanders-will-get-102--23515087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23515087Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Democratic Party released delegate counts Wednesday evening based on unofficial election results. Texas doles out 228 delegates in the state's Democratic primary election.166bernie,biden,coronavirus,election,policy,politics,sanders,texas,trump,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-biden-wins-texas-primary-in-a-stunning-turnaround--23479425https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23479425Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneBiden had trailed in the polls leading up to election day, which pointed to Bernie Sanders as the frontrunner.147bernie,biden,delegates,election,politics,super,texas,trump,tuesday,vote,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voting-lines-last-hours-after-polls-close-on-super-tuesday--23454582https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23454582Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneVoters in Houston, in Dallas and at Texas State University reported facing wait times that extended past two hours after polls closed.204biden,coronavirus,covid,election,politics,primary,sanders,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-demands-cdc-improve-protocols-after-release-of-san-antonio-patient-who-tested-weakly-positive-for-coronavirus--23404739https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23404739Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe San Antonio patient is back in quarantine, and local health officials are working to identify who they came into contact with.188cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rice-university-asks-small-group-to-self-quarantine-due-to-employee-s-possible-exposure-to-coronavirus--23374841https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23374841Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneThe Houston university said it's making the move out of an abundance of caution.186biden,buttigieg,election,political,politics,primary,sanders,texas,warrencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abbott-says-the-homeless-need-mental-health-care-advocates-say-medicaid-expansion-would-help--23263171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23263171Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneAbbott has long opposed extending state-funded health coverage to 1.5 million Texans under the Affordable Care Act. But a spokesman for the governor did not rule out a possible coverage expansion under a new Trump administration block grant policy.286abbott,dps,gohmert,hemp,homeless,legalize,lynchin,marijuana,medicaid,police,pot,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aclu-sues-seven-texas-towns-for-passing-local-anti-abortion-ordinances--23223325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23223325Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe lawsuit takes aim at towns that have declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn."2682020,abortion,bernie,bloomberg,election,primary,sanders,texas,trump,voters,voting,warrencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/webb-county-and-laredo-coming-face-to-face-with-the-reality-of-a-border-wall--23193924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23193924Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneWebb County hasn’t seen the buildup of barriers that El Paso or the Rio Grande Valley has since 2006. But change is coming, and it's coming quickly.212cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-confident-bernie-sanders-barnstorms-texas-with-burst-of-momentum--23157129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23157129Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneThe Democratic presidential candidate swung through Texas this weekend as he enjoyed a resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses and eyes another big win March 3.194cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-sues-company-whose-port-neches-chemical-plant-exploded--23120222https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23120222Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TPC Group on Friday, citing a slew of environmental violations at its Port Neches facility, including ones connected to a Nov. 27 explosion.170cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-democrats-low-information-judicial-primaries-gender-and-ballot-names-may-drive-voters-decisions--23005105https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23005105Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneFourteen Democrats are competing for seven seats on the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. How do you win when no one knows your name?184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-army-corps-of-engineers-for-post-harvey-flooding--22969623https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22969623Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneU.S. Judge Loren A. Smith threw out a case brought by Houstonians whose properties flooded as a result of releases from Addicks and Barker dams.208cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-sen-kirk-watson-to-retire-from-texas-senate--22927005https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22927005Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneWatson has represented Austin in the Texas Senate since 2007.251cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bernie-sanders-leaps-to-first-among-texas-democrats-in-latest-ut-tt-poll--22896490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22896490Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneSanders now leads the Democratic presidential candidates among Texas voters, but Donald Trump maintains a slight lead over each of the top Democrats in the race, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.201cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-improperly-picked-winners-for-contracts-worth-10-billion-health-insurers-argue--22753287https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22753287Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneMore than half a dozen health plans are appealing the contract decisions for STAR+PLUS, the state's privatized insurance program for elderly, blind and disabled Texans.179cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-end-hazing-college-students-must-be-individually-punished-or-prosecuted-advocates-tell-texas-lawmakers--22714935https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22714935Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneLegislation passed last year increases university transparency and strengthens the state's definition of hazing. But advocates say when it comes to enforcement, kicking fraternities off campus isn't enough.221cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-s-flock-remains-loyal-while-his-party-debates-whether-to-move-on--22666699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22666699Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneThe question facing Texas Democrats: Can the party capitalize from the energy he brings out of his supporters, while minimizing the counter-energy he seems to provoke from the right?216cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cristina-tzintzun-ramirez-s-unlikely-ally-in-her-quest-to-take-on-john-cornyn-alec-baldwin--22629565https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22629565Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:08 +0000Texas TribuneIn Baldwin, most recently known for his recurring portrayal of President Donald Trump on ”Saturday Night Live,” Tzintzún Ramirez has found a generous financial supporter and an informal adviser.243cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/el-paso-shooting-suspect-faces-nearly-100-federal-charges-including-hate-crimes--22591384https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22591384Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:00:08 +0000Texas TribunePatrick Crusius, the alleged gunman in the Aug. 3 massacre at a Walmart store, already faces state capital murder charges for the racially motivated shooting spree that also wounded dozens.196america,cops,guns,immigrant,inmates,jail,mass,police,prison,shooting,useofforcecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-report-finds-six-texas-oil-refineries-spewing-cancer-causing-pollutant-above-federal-threshold--22501726https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22501726Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneAn environmental nonprofit has released an analysis of first-of-its-kind air monitoring data that shows benzene levels at 10 U.S. petroleum refineries exceeded limits established in an Obama-era environmental regulation. Six are in Texas.281cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/partisan-tension-hung-over-state-of-the-union-even-before-texas-congresswoman-gave-rebuttal-from-el-paso--22456793https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22456793Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribunePresident Donald Trump touted economic and military successes. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin was among Democrats who walked out. Afterwards, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar rebutted Trump's speech from El Paso.189cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/austin-s-homeless-residents-consider-abbott-s-camp-helpful-but-say-his-tweets-still-stigmatize-them--22420331https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22420331Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneAs the governor latches on to violent incidents to criticize Austin city leaders, people experiencing homelessness say he's painting them with too broad of a brush.184abbott,democrat,homeless,politics,republican,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-a-m-commerce-shooting-leaves-two-dead-one-injured--22386488https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22386488Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneTexas A&M-Commerce confirmed three gunshot victims at a residence hall on campus. There are two confirmed deaths. A baby at the scene was taken to the hospital for treatment.133bonnen,election,guns,politics,shootingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-join-most-gop-senators-in-voting-against-new-witnesses-in-impeachment-trial--22354016https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22354016Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe decision on witnesses comes after two weeks of arguments inside the Senate chamber from Democratic impeachment managers and the president's defense team.188cornyn,corona,cruz,homeless,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ahead-of-explosion-port-neches-plant-reported-an-increase-of-rogue-emissions-of-explosive-gas--22243629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22243629Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:01:54 +0000Texas TribuneAfter the federal government required TPC Group to install air monitors at its Port Neches plant, the company detected a significant increase in the number and size of butadiene emissions in the months leading up to multiple blasts at the plant on...191chemical,explosion,houston,immigration,mexico,politics,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/republican-gary-gates-handily-beats-democrat-eliz-markowitz-in-texas-house-district-28-runoff--22213373https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22213373Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneDemocrats had hoped the race would build momentum for their push to take control of the Texas House in November.224election,gates,laws,marriage,paxton,political,politics,samesexcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bernie-sanders-campaign-hones-in-on-texas-as-primary-nears--22183006https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22183006Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneThe Democratic presidential candidate is expanding its efforts in the state a little over a month before Texas' delegate-rich primary.168bernie,election,misconduct,primary,sanders,sexual,utcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/baylor-university-student-does-not-have-coronavirus-health-officials-say--22142453https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22142453Tue, 28 Jan 2020 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneIt's the second false alarm for coronavirus in Texas. Last week, officials also said a suspected case of coronavirus in Brazos county came back with negative test results.137cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attorney-general-tells-galveston-city-council-it-can-t-stop-gun-shops-from-locating-near-schools-and-churches--22107421https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22107421Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneA letter from the attorney general's office threatened to sue the city of Galveston if the regulations on gun stores weren't repealed.174cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cbd-products-are-everywhere-in-texas-since-the-state-legalized-hemp-experts-warn-buyer-beware--21998508https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21998508Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneMuch of the sudden spike in popularity is thanks to a Texas law last year that legalized hemp, the plant from which CBD is derived.170cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-says-texas-nonprofits-helping-refugees-should-focus-on-homelessness-refugee-groups-say-it-doesn-t-work-that-way--21960810https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21960810Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:00:08 +0000Texas Tribune"Resettlement funding cannot simply be reallocated to other problem areas such as homelessness," said the CEO of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.154cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meet-the-texas-based-church-security-business-training-worshippers-to-fight-back-in-mass-shootings--21935494https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21935494Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneTexas has seen two mass shootings in churches in three years, which has some churchgoers exploring training programs to take down an attacker.173cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-farmers-are-sticking-with-trump-president-trump-touts-new-trade-deal-during-austin-speech--21902145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21902145Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneThe president also exuded confidence that Texas will remain in Republican hands in 2020, despite some political watchers suggesting it's more purple than it has been in years.135cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-blocks-policy-that-allowed-gov-greg-abbott-to-ban-refugees-in-texas--21771390https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21771390Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe decision comes just days after Gov. Greg Abbott became the first state leader to opt out of the program. The move drew a harsh rebuke from the Texas' Catholic bishops.186cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-congresswoman-sylvia-garcia-one-of-7-named-to-prosecution-team-in-senate-impeachment-trial--21722328https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21722328Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe other impeachment officers are: U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff of California, Jerry Nadler of New York, Zoe Lofgren of California, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Val Demings of Florida and Jason Crow of Colorado.206cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-a-catholic-draws-criticism-over-new-refugee-ban-from-texas-catholic-bishops--21688006https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21688006Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneTexas’ Catholic bishops issued a sharp rebuke of Gov. Greg Abbott following his decision Friday to ban refugees from initially settling in Texas.177cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-its-228-delegates-and-super-tuesday-slot-texas-looms-in-the-presidential-primary--21656618https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21656618Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneThe focus is on the early states, but candidates are also paying attention to Texas. Early voting starts here before the Nevada and South Carolina primaries wrap up.157cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abbott-tells-trump-administration-texas-won-t-participate-in-refugee-resettlement--21622342https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21622342Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe decision comes after more than 40 other governors said they would opt in to the federal program.213abbott,cannabis,hemp,immigration,marijuana,pot,refugee,weedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/appeals-court-rules-trump-can-use-nearly-4-billion-in-military-funds-for-border-wall--21533684https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21533684Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneThe White House called the initial decision to block the use of military funds for the border wall "illegitimate" and hailed the appeals court decision as a victory.190cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/man-spent-a-month-in-texas-jail-accused-of-hauling-3-350-pounds-of-marijuana-but-lab-results-say-it-was-legal-hemp--21488091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21488091Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneThe man had told a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper that his truck contained hemp, not weed. He was released from detention after a federal crime lab tested the cargo.234cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suburban-texas-councilman-faces-recall-after-declaring-a-black-state-of-emergency-over-police-shootings--21451809https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21451809Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneOver 3,000 people, including McKinney’s mayor and three members of the City Council, have signed a petition to recall La’Shadion Shemwell. He is the lone black member on the council.199cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-gov-greg-abbott-remains-quiet-on-whether-the-state-will-opt-out-of-refugee-program--21415321https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21415321Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneIt's still unclear if Abbott will join nearly 40 other governors who have decided to stay in the program.185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marijuana-prosecutions-in-texas-have-dropped-by-more-than-half-since-lawmakers-legalized-hemp--21387190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21387190Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneAfter Texas legalized hemp and threw marijuana prosecution into chaos last year, prosecutors filed far fewer criminal charges, police departments paid for private testing and public crime labs were struggling to catch up.110cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/julian-castro-drops-out-of-presidential-race--21290677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21290677Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneCastro’s departure means there will be no Texans competing in the Democratic presidential primary.161candidate,castro,election,healthcare,homeless,money,politics,president,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/revisit-some-of-the-texas-tribune-s-best-stories-of-2019--21177788https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21177788Mon, 30 Dec 2019 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneFrom migrants to mass shootings, coal plants to property taxes, we look back at some of the Texas Tribunes best work of the year.85guns,immigration,migrants,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-committee-adopts-report-saying-dennis-bonnen-likely-violated-the-law-during-meeting-with-hardline-activist--20981111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20981111Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe committee took no further action on the report and said the investigation is now closed.131bonnen,court,healthcare,judge,obamacare,politics,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-dismisses-houston-isd-lawsuit-seeking-to-avoid-state-takeover--20922731https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20922731Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:13:53 +0000Texas TribuneU.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel rejected the district's argument that ousting the Houston school board would disenfranchise voters.152cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-estimated-390-000-texans-might-lose-access-to-food-stamps-under-new-trump-policy--20867137https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20867137Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneOne of the proposed rule changes could make SNAP recipients ineligible if their vehicles are valued at more than $4,650.116cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/students-face-felony-charges-expulsions-as-texas-schools-ramp-up-fight-against-vaping--20844261https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20844261Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneCaught off guard by the increase in teen vaping, schools are grasping every tool at hand, including expulsions and suspensions. In some districts, students can face harsh discipline and jail time for having a vape pen in their backpack.157cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-a-deadline-for-hurricane-harvey-assistance-near-galveston-advocates-say-hundreds-could-miss-out-due-to-bureaucratic-mixups--20806707https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20806707Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneRecovery workers in the area say the Texas General Land Office owes hurricane victims more time to apply for assistance after losing their paperwork, but the agency says the claims are baseless.169cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-a-deadline-for-hurricane-harvey-assistance-near-galveston-advocates-say-hundreds-could-miss-out-due-to-bureaucratic-mixups--20795181https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20795181Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:28:48 +0000Texas TribuneRecovery workers in the area say the Texas General Land Office owes hurricane victims more time to apply for assistance after losing their paperwork, but the agency says the claims are baseless.184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-000-migrants-a-day-made-this-tiny-guatemala-town-a-smuggler-s-paradise-the-business-has-dried-up--20701528https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20701528Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneTwo Trump administration initiatives have driven down traffic, locals say: the “remain in Mexico” program requiring people to wait out their asylum cases south of the border, and the threat to slap tariffs on Mexico unless it cracked down on migrants...126cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-texas-senate-will-be-a-quiet-zone-in-a-noisy-important-election-year--20664669https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20664669Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneIn what promises to be a tumultuous and competitive election year, races for the Texas House are going to be a lot more interesting than those for the Texas Senate, writes The Texas Tribune’s Ross Ramsey.125cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-relief-of-texas-business-leaders-congress-reaches-deal-on-new-north-american-trade-agreement--20636892https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20636892Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneThe United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.152cops,cruz,government,guns,pelosi,politics,shooting,trade,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/top-texas-republicans-pressure-a-county-chair-to-resign-over-racist-text--20608240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20608240Tue, 10 Dec 2019 11:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneYolanda Waters, the chairwoman for Galveston County's Republican party, is facing pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott, Land Commissioner George P. Bush and James Dickey, the state party chairman.135cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-repeats-he-s-not-running-for-senate-despite-continued-speculation--20587034https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20587034Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:00:19 +0000Texas Tribune“Not running for senate,” O’Rourke told The Texas Tribune in a text message Thursday night, saying that nothing has changed regarding that decision.137abbott,austin,beto,government,homless,house,politics,sanantonio,senate,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-ut-austin-professors-disciplined-for-sexual-misconduct-were-allowed-to-resume-teaching-students-want-to-know-why--20513759https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20513759Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneThe incidents have fueled a growing protest movement on campus, with students demanding more transparency in the university's handling of sexual misconduct cases. "We don't know who we're in the classroom with," one student says.142cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-rep-rick-miller-drops-reelection-bid-after-saying-opponents-were-challenging-him-because-they-re-asian--20487107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20487107Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneState Representative Rick Miller has dropped his reelection bid after he sparked a firestorm this week for saying two of his opponents were challenging him because they are Asian.142cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-rescinds-his-endorsement-of-state-rep-rick-miller--20462900https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20462900Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe Sugar Land Republican faced fast and fierce backlash after he accused his opponents of running against him because they are Asian in a district with a sizable Asian population.149abbott,asian,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fort-worth-teacher-who-asked-trump-to-deport-students-said-her-tweets-were-protected-by-the-first-amendment-texas-officials-agreed--20441366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20441366Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneCommissioner of Education Mike Morath wrote that Georgia Clark did not waive her First Amendment rights when she signed her contract with Fort Worth ISD.113buttigieg,fortworth,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/port-neches-plant-rocked-by-multiple-explosions-was-declared-a-high-priority-violator-by-epa--20416162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20416162Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe Southeast Texas chemical manufacturing plant has a long history of environmental violations and been out of compliance with federal clean air laws for years.119chemical,epa,explosion,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jared-kushner-s-new-assignment-overseeing-the-construction-of-trump-s-border-wall--20297125https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20297125Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:00:06 +0000Texas TribunePresident Donald Trump has set an aggressive goal: building more than 400 miles of new barrier by the end of 2020. That will require quickly seizing lots of private land in Texas.128cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-bloomberg-spends-3-million-on-texas-tv-ads-as-he-rolls-out-presidential-bid--20272153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20272153Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneThe 60-second spots will air on broadcast television in the Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, El Paso, Harlingen-Weslaco, Houston and San Antonio markets.176cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-will-hurd-sticks-with-republicans-during-last-public-impeachment-hearing-of-the-week--20199454https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20199454Mon, 25 Nov 2019 11:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneSome Democrats hoped U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, a moderate Republican, would defect from his colleagues in the House Intelligence Committee. He came close but made clear he's not ready to impeach.162cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-government-prepares-to-seize-more-land-for-a-border-wall-some-texas-landowners-prepare-to-fight--20172468https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20172468Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneIn Laredo, border landowners are receiving letters from the federal government, requesting permission to enter their land for surveying. "Hell no, we're not signing anything," one recipient said.94cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-ambassador-on-rick-perry-rudy-giuliani-and-ukraine-we-did-not-want-to-work-with-mr-giuliani--20152780https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20152780Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneGordon Sondland testified Wednesday that Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, pushed a quid pro quo between the American and Ukrainian leadership. The ambassador confirmed he worked closely with Perry, the outgoing energy secretary,...116cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/president-trump-is-coming-to-austin-here-s-what-to-expect--20129436https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20129436Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneTrump will be in town Wednesday to tour the newly expanded Apple manufacturing plant.152cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-inauguration-of-greg-abbott-and-dan-patrick-cost-millions-but-much-of-it-went-to-fundraising-and-staff--20104288https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20104288Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneSpending on each of the last two inaugurations eclipsed that of any other in Texas for at least 40 years, even when adjusted for inflation. A spokesman for the governor has said no state dollars were spent on the festivities.121cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-court-stops-rodney-reed-s-execution-to-further-review-claims-of-innocence--20087911https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20087911Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe ruling came hours after the Texas parole board recommended that Gov. Greg Abbott delay Reed’s death for 120 days.148abbott,cocaine,execution,policy,politics,reed,rodney,texas,warrencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-rep-poncho-nevarez-caught-on-tape-at-airport-dropping-envelope-containing-cocaine-dps-affidavit-says--20032680https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20032680Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe document says that the envelope had Nevárez's official House seal and held “four small clear baggies” containing a substance found to include cocaine.154cocaine,elpaso,guns,impeachment,mass,politics,shooting,texas,trump,walmartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-ratcliffe-emerges-as-strong-defender-of-trump-during-public-hearing-on-impeachment--20016405https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20016405Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:00:03 +0000Texas TribuneSee what the Texans in Congress are asking the witnesses in today's public impeachment inquiry hearing.121congress,impeachment,politics,ratcliffe,texas,trump,washingtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-state-takeover-news-houston-isd-clams-up-leaving-parents-and-teachers-scrambling-for-insight--19995025https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19995025Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneThe state's announcement that it will seize control of its largest school system has been met with notable silence from Houston ISD administrators and local elected officials.145biden,guns,houston,policy,political,politics,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-had-7-mass-shootings-over-10-years-meanwhile-gun-control-has-loosened-statewide--19981842https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19981842Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneWhile Texans remain split on gun laws, state lawmakers have largely loosened gun control. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has joined the call for state officials to take another look at Rodney Reed’s murder conviction. And is Kay Granger in trouble?151firearms,guns,political,politics,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/state-to-take-over-houston-isd-by-replacing-school-board-and-superintendent--19915643https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19915643Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath informed Houston ISD of those plans in a letter Wednesday. He also sent letters saying the state would take over Shepherd and Snyder ISDs.128cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sylvester-turner-to-face-tony-buzbee-in-runoff-for-houston-mayor--19901047https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19901047Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:00:06 +0000Texas TribuneVote counting continued through Tuesday night. When results were released Wednesday morning, the incumbent was short of the total he needed to avoid a runoff.139cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/election-day-ballots-feature-10-constitutional-amendments-three-vacant-texas-house-seats-and-one-heated-houston-mayoral-race--19875873https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19875873Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneOne proposition could make it harder to create a state income tax while another could secure more funding for state parks. Go to texastribune.org for the latest election results.128cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-constitutional-amendment-election-is-tuesday-here-s-what-voters-will-decide--19857205https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19857205Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneVoters have 10 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots. And in three special elections, some Texans will elect new state lawmakers.131cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-drops-out-of-the-presidential-race--19839762https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19839762Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:00:09 +0000Texas TribuneThe former congressman from El Paso also says he will not run for the U.S. Senate next year. Meanwhile, Trump leads all Democratic presidential candidates in Texas.163cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-texas-gets-ready-to-clear-some-austin-highway-encampments-gov-abbott-and-mayor-adler-at-odds-over-homeless-residents--19796847https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19796847Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor’s decision to force homeless people from under state overpasses drew the ire of city leaders and homelessness experts, who criticized Abbott’s “fear-based approach.”145cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-coal-companies-are-leaving-behind-contaminated-land-the-state-is-letting-them--19778831https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19778831Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneAn investigation by The Texas Tribune and Grist shows that regulators in the Lone Star State have given a hand up to struggling coal companies as they face millions of dollars in mandated land restoration costs.99cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/capitol-insiders-texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-is-letting-the-state-s-budget-agency-fall-apart--19756688https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19756688Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneThe Texas Legislative Budget Board is hemorrhaging staff and has been without an executive director for a year.148cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-dead-at-least-14-wounded-after-shooting-at-party-in-greenville-texas--19752842https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19752842Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:04:14 +0000Texas TribuneA suspect has been arrested.123guns,houston,policy,politics,shooting,texas,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/top-texas-republicans-order-investigation-into-mother-who-supports-child-s-gender-transition--19721604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19721604Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneA bitter child custody dispute became a flashpoint in the state’s culture wars this week as Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged state involvement.186cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-were-in-the-middle-of-the-commotion-in-the-u-s-house-over-the-trump-impeachment-inquiry--19678126https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19678126Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:00:21 +0000Texas Tribune"That was crazy. That was absolutely crazy," said one Texas Democrat after a day of partisan unrest in the U.S. Capitol.148cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/student-debt-isn-t-just-a-millennial-problem--19670184https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19670184Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:25:07 +0000Texas TribuneAbout 222,140 Texans ages 60 and older had student loan debt in 2017, carrying a median load of $15,754, according to government data.132cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-speaker-dennis-bonnen-won-t-seek-reelection-after-recording-scandal--19650071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19650071Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:42:14 +0000Texas TribuneBy Tuesday morning, more than 30 House Republicans had either called for the speaker's resignation or had stated they no longer supported him.121cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-voting-in-texas-constitutional-amendment-election-starts-monday-here-s-what-voters-will-decide--19619473https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19619473Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneVoters have 10 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots. And in three special elections, some Texans will elect new state lawmakers.125cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-in-dallas--19603384https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19603384Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with The Texas Tribune. You’ve been briefed.157cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-goes-after-warren-spars-with-buttigieg-as-he-and-julian-castro-fight-for-political-survival--19539726https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19539726Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:00:19 +0000Texas TribuneThe two Texans vying for the Democratic presidential nomination initially got little attention during Tuesday’s debate before taking on opponents over taxes and gun control.139beto,biden,bonnen,democrat,policy,politics,republican,texas,warrencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-house-speaker-dennis-bonnen-offered-media-access-to-empower-texans-suggested-it-target-certain-republicans-recording-shows--19524413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19524413Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneBonnen also spoke disparagingly about multiple Democrats, calling one House member “vile” and suggesting that another’s “wife’s gonna be really pissed when she learns he’s gay.”121bonnen,democrat,election,gop,news,policy,politics,republican,senate,texas,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-visit-an-east-texas-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-and-in-houston-a-highway-project-worries-communities-of-color--19493044https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19493044Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:00:05 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with The Texas Tribune. You’ve been briefed.175cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-big-name-texans-ensnared-in-trump-ukraine-scandal-and-dps-troopers-have-new-waistline-limits--19493037https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19493037Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with The Texas Tribune. You’ve been briefed.183cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-on-pace-to-collect-more-tax-revenues-than-predicted-but-state-comptroller-has-a-few-words-of-caution--19452009https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19452009Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with The Texas Tribune. You’ve been briefed.138cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-its-u-s-house-members-of-color-depart-texas-gop-grapples-with-its-lack-of-diversity--19412896https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19412896Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with The Texas Tribune. You’ve been briefed.146cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/imelda-victims-will-receive-federal-assistance-after-disaster-declaration--19392114https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19392114Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with The Texas Tribune. You’ve been briefed.141cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thousands-of-migrant-kids-are-living-in-texas-shelters--19359815https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19359815Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with The Texas Tribune. You’ve been briefed.139cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eyes-are-upon-texas-in-2020--19346873Tribune.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19346873Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:00:11 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.Tribune.]]>130cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-gov-greg-abbott-threatens-to-intervene-in-austin-s-homelessness-crisis--19330294https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19330294Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:00:13 +0000Texas TribuneTexas Governor Greg Abbott presented Austin Mayor Steve Adler with an ultimatum Wednesday: “Demonstrate consequential improvement in the Austin homelessness crisis” by November 1 — or the state will step in.126cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-dallas-police-officer-amber-guyger-found-guilty-of-murder-in-shooting-of-botham-jean--19314073Tribune.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19314073Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.Tribune.]]>136cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-rep-mac-thornberry-will-not-run-for-reelection-marking-the-sixth-recent-gop-retirement-in-texas--19299670Tribune.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19299670Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.Tribune.]]>126cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nancy-pelosi-to-president-donald-trump-you-ve-come-into-my-wheelhouse-now--19285776https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19285776Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:00:06 +0000Texas Tribune"Let us be prayerful. Let us be solemn. Let us try not to make it further divisive," Pelosi said at The Texas Tribune Festival. "But we cannot ignore our oath of office to defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies foreign and...91cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texans-still-don-t-know-if-they-qualify-for-fema-aid-after-imelda--19250335https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19250335Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:00:15 +0000Texas TribuneFor people affected by Imelda to get FEMA aid, there has to be at least 800 flooded homes that weren't insured — and it could be weeks before Texans know if that threshold is met.126fema,hurricane,imelda,laws,money,policy,politis,storm,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nancy-pelosi-to-speak-saturday-at-the-texas-tribune-festival-days-after-announcing-impeachment-inquiry--19236676Tribune.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19236676Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:00:20 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.Tribune.]]>127cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-of-the-13-texas-democrats-in-congress-have-expressed-willingness-to-impeach-donald-trump--19220147Tribune.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19220147Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:00:14 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.Tribune.]]>156cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tropical-storm-imelda-left-5-dead-in-texas-and-many-flooded-will-fema-aid-come-next--19204393Tribune.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19204393Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.Tribune.]]>110cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/howdy-modi--19174269https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19174269Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribunePresident Donald Trump and Texas’ senior U.S. Senator John Cornyn were in Houston on Sunday for the Howdy Modi event with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.141border,drown,immigrants,immigration,mexico,modi,policy,politics,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tropical-storm-imelda-brings-flooding-disaster-declaration-to-southeast-texas--19156583https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19156583Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:00:09 +0000Texas Tribune"I urge all those in the path of this storm to take the necessary precautions and heed all warnings from local officials," Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday.140abbott,beto,campaign,flood,imelda,o'rourke,politics,storm,texas,tropicalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beto-o-rourke-s-call-for-mandatory-buyback-of-assault-weapons-roils-texas-politics--19143546Tribune.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19143546Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:00:02 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.Tribune.]]>119cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crystal-mason-s-ballot-was-never-counted-will-she-still-serve-time-for-illegally-voting--19132573Tribune, where we’ve kicked off our annual fall member drive. This month we’re aiming to rally 400 new members to join our nonprofit newsroom. Can we count you among those who value our public interest journalism enough to support it with a donation? Join now at texastribune.org/give to help us reach our goal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19132573Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:00:10 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune, where we’ve kicked off our annual fall member drive. This month we’re aiming to rally 400 new members to join our nonprofit newsroom. Can we...Tribune, where we’ve kicked off our annual fall member drive. This month we’re aiming to rally 400 new members to join our nonprofit newsroom. Can we count you among those who value our public interest journalism enough to support it with a donation? Join now at texastribune.org/give to help us reach our goal.]]>154cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-state-university-says-it-misreported-campus-crime-numbers--19120120Tribune, where we’re kicking off our annual fall member drive. Before the month ends, we’re aiming to rally 400 new members to join our nonprofit newsroom. Can we count you among those who value our public interest journalism enough to support it with a donation? Join now at texastribune.org/give to help us reach our goal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19120120Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune, where we’re kicking off our annual fall member drive. Before the month ends, we’re aiming to rally 400 new members to join our nonprofit...Tribune, where we’re kicking off our annual fall member drive. Before the month ends, we’re aiming to rally 400 new members to join our nonprofit newsroom. Can we count you among those who value our public interest journalism enough to support it with a donation? Join now at texastribune.org/give to help us reach our goal.]]>147cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/funding-for-a-u-s-mexico-border-wall-is-again-threatening-congress-government-spending-bill--19111100https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19111100Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:00:04 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.165cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democratic-presidential-candidates-turn-to-texas-for-delegates-dollars--19085360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19085360Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.168cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/o-rourke-running-third-behind-biden-and-warren-among-texas-democrats-poll-says--19074022https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19074022Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:00:17 +0000Texas TribuneI’m Justin Dehn with a brief look at the latest news in Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune.129cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/decade-of-voting-rights-fights-led-to-fewer-redistricting-safeguards-for-texas-voters-of-color--19063302In writing about the heated process of drawing political maps, The Texas Tribune’s Alexa Ura describes how a Supreme Court ruling stood as the culmination of a chain of events that changed how political mapmaking in Texas will be scrutinized and overseen for years to come.
In 2018, the high court overruled a lower court’s ruling that lawmakers had drawn districts back in 2013 with discriminatory intent.
Ura writes that while state lawmakers face an incredibly pivotal and politically charged moment in 2021, they will have much more freedom to set those political lines.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19063302Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:00:16 +0000Texas TribuneIn a state with a long history of discrimination, Texas lawmakers are kicking off the 2021 round of political mapmaking — the first in nearly half a century without federal oversight. In writing about the heated process of drawing political maps, The...In writing about the heated process of drawing political maps, The Texas Tribune’s Alexa Ura describes how a Supreme Court ruling stood as the culmination of a chain of events that changed how political mapmaking in Texas will be scrutinized and overseen for years to come.
In 2018, the high court overruled a lower court’s ruling that lawmakers had drawn districts back in 2013 with discriminatory intent.
Ura writes that while state lawmakers face an incredibly pivotal and politically charged moment in 2021, they will have much more freedom to set those political lines.]]>142cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democrats-plot-path-to-flipping-texas-in-2020--19060096https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19060096Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:55:46 +0000Texas TribuneThe state party has high hopes and ambitious goals in a new document outlining their path to turning the state blue.144democrat,politics,republican,texas,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/federal-judge-threatens-to-jail-prison-officials-over-air-conditioning-problems-in-inmates-cells--19027657https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19027657Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:00:12 +0000Texas TribuneA federal judge on Friday was visibly frustrated as he suggested that putting state officials into uncooled cells might be the only thing to get their attention after breaking a settlement agreement to keep some inmates in air conditioning.194background,democrat,firearms,gun,guns,inmates,lawsuit,murder,nra,politics,prison,republican,rifle,tdcj,texas,weathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-issues-8-executive-orders-aimed-at-stopping-potential-mass-shooters--19017270https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19017270Fri, 06 Sep 2019 10:00:21 +0000Texas TribuneResponding to last month’s mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa, Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued eight executive orders. The orders focus largely on improving reporting channels when members of the public or law enforcement agencies worry that a...124abbott,austin,dallas,firearms,guns,houston,midland,news,odessa,policy,politics,safety,shooting,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democrats-ask-gov-greg-abbott-to-call-a-special-session-after-two-mass-shootings--19004364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19004364Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:00:18 +0000Texas TribuneMembers of the House minority say they want to consider legislation “closing the background check loopholes” and “banning the sale of high-capacity magazines.”121abbott,bonnen,government,guns,policys,politics,safety,shooting,shootings,texas,trump,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greg-abbott-backs-expedited-executions-for-mass-shooters-after-odessa-shooting--18993489https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18993489Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000Texas TribuneThe governor tweeted Monday night that Texas is “working on a legislative package” and that “expedited executions for mass murderers would be a nice addition.”117abbott,ammunition,execution,government,guns,laws,legislation,legislative,midland,odessa,policy,politics,shoot,shooting,texascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-toll-in-midland-odessa-mass-shooting-climbs-to-eight-including-the-shooter--18983662https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18983662Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:00:07 +0000Texas TribuneOfficials say the shooting began with a traffic stop in which the gunman shot a state trooper. Police say the gunman acted alone and was shot to death outside a crowded movie theater163abbott,a&m,border,children,customs,democrat,election,guns,mass,migrant,policy,politics,republican,shooter,shooting,texas,tribune,trump,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gov-greg-abbott-admits-mistakes-in-immigration-rhetoric--18954861
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Trump’s determination to build the barriers as quickly as possible has not diminished his interest in the aesthetic aspects of the project, particularly the requirement that the looming steel barriers be painted black and topped with sharpened tips.

Plus, local, state and federal officials convene in El Paso for the second and final meeting of the Texas Safety Commission – the panel Gov. Greg Abbott created to devise policy solutions in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in the border town earlier this month.

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Trump’s determination to build the barriers as quickly as possible has not diminished his interest in the aesthetic aspects of the project, particularly the requirement that the looming steel barriers be painted black and topped with sharpened tips.

Plus, local, state and federal officials convene in El Paso for the second and final meeting of the Texas Safety Commission – the panel Gov. Greg Abbott created to devise policy solutions in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in the border town earlier this month.

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www.texastribune.org]]>2072019,ak47,assault,border,brass,crime,elpaso,gun,gunman,hispanic,immigration,knuckles,laws,racist,rifle,romania,russia,texas,visa,walmartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2020-census-efforts-turn-to-schools-to-prevent-an-undercount-in-texas--18925460
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www.texastribune.org]]>2102020,bonnen,burrows,census,charter,children,count,court,dennis,drama,nonprofit,population,recording,school,secret,sullivan,supreme,survey,texas,txlegecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sutherland-springs-pastor-announces-run-for-texas-senate--18915560
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www.texastribune.org]]>2052020,border,children,college,credit,detention,dog,election,immigration,judith,law,lawmaker,migrant,senate,springs,sutherland,texas,txlege,university,zaffirinicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-asylum-ruling-migrants-must-choose-stay-in-line-or-try-elsewhere--18895067
Plus, the Trump administration moves to terminate court agreement, hold migrant children and parents longer. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services will issue a new rule Friday to withdraw from the Flores Settlement Agreement, the federal consent decree that has set basic standards for the detention of migrant children and teens since 1997.

www.texastribune.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18895067Fri, 23 Aug 2019 05:30:15 +0000Texas TribuneA federal court ruled last week that the U.S. government could reject asylum seekers who failed to seek protection in other countries first — but only applied the ruling to Texas and New Mexico. Will that push migrants to try their luck in Arizona and...
Plus, the Trump administration moves to terminate court agreement, hold migrant children and parents longer. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services will issue a new rule Friday to withdraw from the Flores Settlement Agreement, the federal consent decree that has set basic standards for the detention of migrant children and teens since 1997.

www.texastribune.org]]>234abbott,asylum,california,deadly,execution,flores,guns,housing,immigration,massacre,mexico,migrant,president,roundtable,shooting,swearingen,terrorism,texas,trump,txlegecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-hispanic-texans-want-from-texas-lawmakers-after-el-paso-shooting--18884136
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